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The Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has suspended the ongoing “Eze Ndi-Igbo Palace Project,” described as unauthorized and contrary to the laws of Lagos State.

The action, according to a statement signed by Mesewaku M. Stephen, Esq., Head of Legal Services Unit, followed reports of a letter issued under the name of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo Traditional Ruling Council, Badagry West LCDA, soliciting public funds for the construction of a “New Palace” and promoting the title Eze Ndi-Igbo of Badagry West LCDA.

The council, in the statement, said the title Eze Ndi-Igbo is not recognised under the Obas and Chiefs Law of Lagos State and therefore holds no legal or traditional standing in the state.

“While the Council recognises and appreciates the positive influence of the Igbo community in Badagry West LCDA, it will not allow any act or title that is alien to the laws of Lagos State to take root,” the statement read. “Anything not known to law remains an illegality.” it added.

Executive Chairman of the council, Mr. Rauf Ibrahim Kayode Yemaren (RIKAY), was quoted as reaffirming that Badagry West LCDA remains one of the most peaceful and ethnically accommodating councils in Lagos State, adding that such peace is built on respect for the rule of law and constituted authorities.

“We do not oppose having a community leader among the Igbos to coordinate their social and administrative affairs.

“But such leadership must not be styled in a way that contradicts the chieftaincy laws or undermines the authority of recognised royal fathers - the Alapa of Apa Kingdom and the Akweno of Kweme Kingdom.” Yemaren said.

According to the council, all activities connected to the unauthorized palace project and the purported Eze Ndi-Igbo title have been ordered to stop immediately.

The directive, it added, has been communicated to the Alapa of Apa Kingdom, the Akweno of Kweme Kingdom, the Area Commander, Nigeria Police, Area ‘K’ Command, and the Divisional Police Officer, Seme Division.

The public was advised to disregard any fundraising or correspondence linked to the Eze Ndi-Igbo Palace Project in Badagry West LCDA.

Source: https://www.badagrytoday.com/2025/10/badagry-council-stops-unauthorized-eze.html?m=1

What in God's holy name are these people up to?

How can you be declaring yourself as kings in another man's land and erecting throne palaces to boot?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with this long lost descendants of Philistines?

DomPerignon:
What in God's holy name are these people up to?

How can you be declaring yourself as kings in another man's land and erecting throne palaces to boot?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with this long lost descendants of Philistines?

Just last month, they arrested some of them in another area of Lagos. This month now, others don spring up.

It is as tho they are doing this act of provocation purposely.

eze ndiigbo means the same as sarkin Fulani. it means leader of the Igbos in that community. Una just dey react because it's Igbos. there is nothing to it. lols na Igbos I blame shaaa

DomPerignon:
What in God's holy name are these people up to?

How can you be declaring yourself as kings in another man's land and erecting throne palaces to boot?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with this long lost descendants of Philistines?

There you go with this group of people making a big deal out of every small issue just to distract everyone from Tinubu’s failures and his daughter attempting a forceful takeover of Edo markets

This is simply an unnecessarily politicized event. Groups like this have existed even in schools, with different names, there’s freedom of association, nobody really cares, but now it’s being highly politicized with tribal undertones

We will not accept this FG must come here... Peter Obi must come down to Badagry with National assemblies members, we can build our palace everywhere

Una don go awake Yoruba, una go cry tire.

I am waiting for you to go and bribe few people tomorrow so they can protest and tell the chairman to go back to Ekiti as usual.

DomPerignon:
What in God's holy name are these people up to?

How can you be declaring yourself as kings in another man's land and erecting throne palaces to boot?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with this long lost descendants of Philistines?

Ur gaze is fixated on igbos fueled by obsession and jealousy....don't you have sarki hausa in Lagos and oba in kano...these are mere titles given to an association of like minded individuals of no consequence to non members. U would show real wisdom to fix ur gaze on osun and kwara.....these areas are in present danger of annexation.

Eze Ndigbo is not a recognised title in Igbo land either, so why is the person building a palace? Igbos move to strange land, become so comfortable and forget where they come from.

The op and his fellow hypocrites.

Is Tinubu's daughter not forcing her market leader stuff on states outside southwest?

That one Tinubu's daughter is doing in Edo state is not provocation?

Its about time Ohaneze is banned from existing in any state outside their SE.

If they are not trying to host Ibo day in PHC in clear defiance to the Ikwere people opposing such rubbish, they are everywhere installing fake usurper kings in foriegn lands.

The self described Ibo king of Ghana claims authority from Ohaneze anointing him as king.

In this same Badagry , it is same Ohaneze that is spearheading this usurper throne.

Why can't these people keep their shit to their ye@st?

Why must you want to duplicate your fake kings in another man's land? Don't you know this is a total disregard to the solemn authority of the host community and a statement from your side that you do not recognize the existing cultural and tradional stools in your host community ?

Its not like anyone is forcing you to go bow to the existing host king ?

What manner of senseless provocation is this?

If you want to do your useless and equally worthless ibo kings, then take that nonsense to your ye@st.

Dem swear for una?

jmoore:
The op and his fellow hypocrites.

Is Tinubu's daughter not forcing her market leader stuff on states outside southwest?

That one Tinubu's daughter is doing in Edo state is not provocation?

Continue.

One day you will wake up and find yourself permanently banished to your five plot Biafra.

Mind you, Eze Ndi-Igbo is not against our constitution. Fundamental human rights are in breach here. Nigerians have every right to gather under whatever name they chose. Nigeria is not Ghana, and people should not behave as if Nigerians can be foreigners in their own land. The hostility happening in Lagos state today is completely new. We need to apply the deceleration pedal and remember that blood was shed to bring this country together in unity.

jmoore:
The op and his fellow hypocrites.

Is Tinubu's daughter not forcing her market leader stuff on states outside southwest?

That one Tinubu's daughter is doing in Edo state is not provocation?

Tribal bigotry has beclouded their reasoning. If not, they should be calling for the arrest of Tinubu's daughter.

All your gaslighting don't longer work... The late Ahmadu Bello described you people but Yoruba elders think his mouth is smelling, they claim liberalism and today there children are fighting seriously to control their affair and region. This is a boundary the North has set over 50 years ago.

It is never too late though.

Franklyspeakin:
eze ndiigbo means the same as sarkin Fulani. it means leader of the Igbos in that community. Una just dey react because it's Igbos. there is nothing to it. lols na Igbos I blame shaaa

SmartPolician:
Eze Ndigbo is not a recognised title in Igbo land either, so why is the person building a palace? Igbos move to strange land, become so comfortable and forget where they come from.

Did you think Yorubas as a tribe were trying to take over Edo markets? Probably not, you saw it as Tinubu’s daughter. The obsession with Igbos has been pushed into your medulla.

Is the Iyaloja from Ekiti State?

jmoore:
The op and his fellow hypocrites.

Is Tinubu's daughter not forcing her market leader stuff on states outside southwest?

That one Tinubu's daughter is doing in Edo state is not provocation?

Jomonix:
Mind you, Eze Ndi-Igbo is not against our constitution. Fundamental human rights are in breach here. Nigerians have every right to gather under whatever name they chose. Nigeria is not Ghana, and people should not behave as if Nigerians can be foreigners in their own land. The hostility happening in Lagos state today is completely new. We need to apply the deceleration pedal and remember that blood was shed to bring this country together in unity.

Do you have 2 palaces in your home town?

gashiwalesman:
Do you have 2 palaces in your home town?

Why should I have 2 palaces in my home town?

givedemwotowoto:
Did you think Yorubas as a tribe were trying to take over Edo markets? Probably not, you saw it as Tinubu’s daughter. The obsession with Igbos.

What Yorubas do with other tribes is their business, not yours. Every Igbo man outside the South East must know he's not home and have the long-term plan of returning home someday.

Don't get carried away; learn from the northerners. Those people make a lot of money from their foodstuff business but rarely invest a pin in their state of residence. Igbos build all over the place and start complaining when the natives get envious. What did you expect?

Some foolish ones are still building today. Tomorrow, they'll come on social media and start crying that they are being targeted. Some people go get sense by force.

zeuss:
Ur gaze is fixated on igbos fueled by obsession and jealousy....don't you have sarki hausa in Lagos and oba in kano...these are mere titles given to an association of like minded individuals of no consequence to non members. U would show real wisdom to fix ur gaze on osun and kwara.....these areas are in present danger of annexation.

Show us where any sarki hausa is building Palace in lagos.

Igbo love everyone but everyone hate Igbo.

SmartPolician:
What Yorubas do with other tribes is their business, not yours. Every Igbo man outside the South East must know he's not home and have the long-term plan of returning home someday.

Don't get carried away; learn from the northerners. Those people make a lot of money from their foodstuff business but rarely invest a pin in their state of residence. Igbos build all over the place and start complaining when the natives get envious. What did you expect?

Some foolish ones are still building today. Tomorrow, they'll come on social media and start crying that they are being targeted. Some people go get sense by force.

Don't deviate. This is not what I called you out on. Stop enabling a tribal angle to every story. Have these groups not existed and called themselves different names? Is there no freedom of association? Why is every tom dick and harry issue being politicized since 2023, and you enable it by calling out Igbos as a tribe as if they should take responsibility for whatever every tom dick and harry does?

One Emeka does something, and its "Igbos". Stop enabling that just to make your point about Igbos going home to invest.

Its now the turn of badagry. Interesting

madridguy:
Is the Iyaloja from Ekiti State?

Which constitution made Tinubu's daughter Iyaloja General of Nigeria?

Jomonix:
Mind you, Eze Ndi-Igbo is not against our constitution. Fundamental human rights are in breach here. Nigerians have every right to gather under whatever name they chose. Nigeria is not Ghana, and people should not behave as if Nigerians can be foreigners in their own land. The hostility happening in Lagos state today is completely new. We need to apply the deceleration pedal and remember that blood was shed to bring this country together in unity.

Are the Igbo's the only non indigenes outside their region? Why is it always Igbo's all the time

jmoore:
The op and his fellow hypocrites.

Is Tinubu's daughter not forcing her market leader stuff on states outside southwest?

That one Tinubu's daughter is doing in Edo state is not provocation?

They should fl0g Tinubu daughter in Edo, no one sent her on any conquest agenda.

Just yesterday I saw her video in the Oba of Benin palace where she was paying homage and from the body language of the king, everything seems cool. They already made her know Benin have their own custom and she don cool.

givedemwotowoto:
Don't deviate. This is not what I called you out on. Stop enabling a tribal angle to every story. Have these groups not existed and called themselves different names? Is there no freedom of association? Why is every tom dick and harry issue being politicized since 2023?

If you like, you learn. If you don't like, you keep arguing. Nigeria is a sick society that has existed for over 100 years. Everyone has to find a way to live in it. This energy used to challenge someone as to what they can or cannot do in their land should be used to build your own homeland.

I believe I have made my point...

LegendHero:
They should fl0g Tinubu daughter in Edo, no one sent her on any conquest agenda.

Just yesterday I saw her video in the Oba of Benin palace where she was paying homage and from the body language of the king, everything seems cool. They already made her know Benin have their own custom and she don cool.

Why don't you discipline whoever does something illegal and leave Igbos out of the issue? Or are you a tribal freak?

helinues:
Are the Igbo's the only non indigenes outside their region? Why is it always Igbo's all the time

Maybe because our institutions are so weak that it allows people to act unconstitutionally without consequences.

Jomonix:
Maybe because our institutions are so weak that it allows people to act unconstitutionally without consequences.

May be the law should be applied t those who have been misbehaving outside their region

DomPerignon:
What in God's holy name are these people up to?

How can you be declaring yourself as kings in another man's land and erecting throne palaces to boot?

Is there something fundamentally wrong with this long lost descendants of Philistines?

But this is a 'social event,' as a Tinubu supporter said in a thread defending Sade Tinubu, the Iyaloja General of Lagos, for going into the Benin Kingdom to install an Iyaloja of Benin even though the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, warned that such a title is alien to Benin culture

helinues:
May be the law should be applied t those who have been misbehaving outside their region

The law should be applied without bias. Whether you are in your region or outside your region. The law should be blind to tribe or region. Rascality anywhere should be outlawed.