Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has urged Ndigbo to quit setting up Igbo traditional institutions outside the South-East with the aim of promoting and not interfering with the cultures of their host communities.
Governor Okorocha said this at a summit organised by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria in Imo state.
According to Okorocha, the aim of promoting peace and unity is important because people need to understand that traditional rulers of the host communities are ready and willing to help.
“An Igbo man will leave his home and go to Lagos and acquire properties, sometimes try to put in their culture and this is very offensive to other tribes and cultural groups.
“An interference with their culture also makes them angry.
“This is why I think that the issue of having a traditional institution in other parts of this country should stop henceforth to allow the culture of the people in those areas to prevail.
“If you allow these traditional rulers the opportunity, they will support you more than their own.”
Meanwhile, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, who spoke at the summit, urged other traditional rulers to ‘walk the talk’ and play their roles in maintaining peace in the country.
