For the past 17 years, it has been a kind of
graveyard silence for the three warring factions
contending the title of Eze Ndigbo of Oyo State
when the Igbo Community Development
Association ‘crowned’ Dr. Alex Anozie. The three
factions were led by Dr. Alex Anozie, Chief James
Nduka Oramadike and Chief Alloy Obi.
Each of them had been laying claim to the title
and this has led to serious legal battles. Though,
the battle for recognition subsided shortly before
the 2015 general election as the factions came
together to drum up support for the former
president at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, all
parties later withdrew into their nests, sharpened
their swords and dusted their armour for fresh
crisis.
Of the three, Dr. Anozie has been brandishing a
court judgment by Justice Mashud Abbas of Oyo
State High Court on February 18, 2014 which
recognised him as the rightful holder of the title.
The court declared that Anozie is the subsisting
Eze Ndigbo of Ibadanland and Oyo State, having
been democratically elected and sworn-in into
office by the Igbo Community Development
Association in 1997 on the authority of the
Ohanaeze Ndigbo in 2000.
As he approached the state High Court, he
sought a declaration that all steps taken by Chief
Alloy Obi and his group who were claiming the
title of Onyendu Ndigbo were contrary to Igbo
customs and tradition, and the constitution of the
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and thereby null and void, and
thereby sought an order of the court setting aside
all acts and steps by the defendants towards
selection and proposed installation of Chief Obi
as the Onyendu Ndigbo of Ibadan and Oyo State.
In 2009, the crisis reached the crescendo as
those who were sympathetic to Chief Obi
allegedly came together and claimed to have
removed Anozie. The claimant also sought an
injunction restraining the defendants whether by
themselves, their servants or agents, from
installing Obi as Onyendu, and an order of
injunction restraining Chief Obi from pronouncing
or parading himself as the Onyendu Ndigbo of
Ibadan and Oyo State.
However, after listening to the facts and
circumstances of the case as presented by
counsel to both concerned parties, the court
identified some issues for determination.
The third issue identified for determination was
whether Eze Anozie having been removed as the
Ezendigbo of Ibadan and Oyo State in 2009 had
the right to challenge the election and
inauguration of Chief Obi as the Onyendu of
Ibadan and Oyo State. All these issues were,
however, resolved by the court in favour of
Anozie, after which the judge went ahead to grant
the relief sought by the claimant.
While granting the prayers of the claimant, the
court ruled that there could only be one Onyendu
Ndigbo for one community, and that the claimant
is the one for Oyo, having been duly so
proclaimed by the Igbo community in Oyo State
in a communiqué issued on September 30, 2000.
The court also declared that all acts and steps
taken towards the selection of Chief Obi were
contrary to the Igbo customs and tradition and
the constitution of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and
therefore granted an order setting aside all the
steps and acts which led to Obi’s purported
selection as the Onyendu.
Finally, the court granted an injunction restraining
the defendants, whether by themselves, their
agents or servants from installing Obi as
Onyendu of Ibadan and Oyo State, and the one
restraining Obi from parading himself as such.
While speaking with Vanguard yesterday in a
telephone interview, Dr. Anozie said as far as he
is concerned, since the court has ordered the
other groups to desist from parading themselves,
anybody promoting them to flout the court
judgment is not a friend of the country.
“Anybody I am referring to could be radio,
television, government and even me. I learnt that
the other side has appealed the judgment of the
State High Court, they should wait for the
outcome of the appeal. It should also be noted
that when you appeal a judgment of a lower
court, it doesn’t mean the judgment no longer
subsists. It subsists until the appellate court says
otherwise. The truth is bitter but it is good to tell
the truth. Both of us in the crisis presented our
evidences before the court and the court having
weighed the evidences and pronounced me as the
holder of the title,” he said.
As Anozie is slugging it out with his opponents in
the state, the national leadership is also giving
him grey hair. Recently, his camp accused
Ohaneze national leadership of instigating crisis
in the state. It called the attention of the national
body to the fact that the court “ordered
everything about the Igbo General Assembly (IGA)
, including their acts, steps taken by the group
and the South-East Traditional Rulers null and
void, and restrained Chief Aloy Obi from parading
himself as the Onyendu Ndigbo of Ibadan and
Oyo state.”.
His group alleged that the recent visit by “one
person who called himself the Deputy President
of the Ohaneze Worldwide, by name Ogochukwu
Onyema”, who allegedly said something that
eroded the court ruling, and claimed to have
spoken on behalf of the Ohaneze national body.
“If it is true that they are the ones who sent one
Ogochukwu Onyema to Ibadan on 15th of
August, 2015, to come and say all what he had
said, then they need to take caution . We are
responsible peace-loving citizens of Nigeria who
so much believe in the rule of law, and that is
why we tolerated so many provocations since
many years now, and we have continued to allow
the judiciary to help us sort things out peacefully.
Oyo state is peaceful and we want it to remain
peaceful”.
“We are aware of the antics of the very person
who has been the brain behind all these problems
since all these years; he would want to drag
everybody that matters into this controversy,
including the South-East Traditional Rulers and
Ohaneze national body, whom we expected to
play a justified fatherly role in this issue.”, they
said.
Vanguard learnt that the judgment of the High
Court has been appealed and pending the
determination of the suit, the last has not been
heard about the crisis.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/three-factions-contesting-eze-ndigbo-title-in-oyo/

This is why you can never rule Nigeria.....

Fighting for unreasonable things in another man's land

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The tussle is real

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bros deport them all back to their country


they should not have king in another man's land yorubas are right on this topic



ship them all back to creeks and erosion red soil land . let them go build their own country BIAFRA .

deport them all

Unsad:
This is why you can never rule Nigeria.....

Hausa/Fulanis have been ruling the NIGERIA republic for decades and they remain the most backward and laid back region In the country.

Thats Food for thought....

I said .



there is no water in my mouth .



just deport all of them or flog hell out of eze nzuzu , flog them dunces flog the eze idiot . .


deport them back to BIAFRA .

Unsad:
This is why you can never rule Nigeria.....

Its good they struggle and at the end elect a credible leader than be in a hurry as the yorubas did only to install a fooolish tout and wife beater called deji of akure....

eleko1:
They have a good cane/horse whip there to correct abnormal pipu.

neighbor please deport them .


it is not a smart move, installing kings in another man's land .



deport them back to their country . I mean it .

Odikwa very serious o. Aren't these people supposed to be fighting and protesting for Kanu's release? Anyway, I thought they had already settled their quarrel. Some people can fit to die and even kill over title matter. Smh.

Warra mess! All warring factions should report to the Olubadan's palace with immediate effect for some serious flogging/canning. These people like trouble sha.

YoruBanger:
Warra mess! All warring factions should report to the Olubadan's palace with immediate effect for some serious flogging/canning. These people like trouble sha.

whip the idiot hard .


imagine king in another mans land ? continuous flogging not random flogging I mean constant flogs

Cliterials should be the basic

What's with this title sef?

Cc: lalasticlala

Tot Hee.gbos are only in LAGOS.

fighting for eze ndigbo in yorubaland? Arent these clowns meant to be fighting to actualise biafra, and move back to biafra, the land filled with sour milk and bitter honey

Sheer absurdity!