Traditional rulers from seven communities in the newly created Ikole West Local Council Development Area of Ekiti, on Wednesday, appealed to Gov. Kayode Fayemi to relocate the council headquarters from Ijesa-Isu to Usin-Ekiti.
They made the plea at the temporary Secretariat of the LCDA in Asin-Ekiti, where they staged a peaceful protest with their subjects, expressing dissatisfaction on the location of headquarters in Ijesa-Isu.
Addressing the protesters on behalf of other traditional rulers, the Olotunja of Ootunja-Ekiti, Oba Adedeji Fagbamila, thanked the protesters for their peaceful conduct.
Fagbamila urged them not to take the law into their hands by resorting to violence.
“We are in support of your rightful agitation because it is your future that is at stake and your inalienable right to self-determination.
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“I assure you that our amiable governor has no hand in this purported location of the council secretariat at Ijesa-Isu.
“But, we want to assure you that this is an error that cannot see the light of the day,” the traditional ruler said.
