The Deputy Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Honourable Jude Akpua has opposed a senate bill proposing the elevation of the Sultan of Sokoto and the Ooni of Ife as the sole co-chairmen of the National Traditional Rulers Council.
Speaking on the bill in Awka, Dr Akpua who is also the member representing Njikoka Two Constituency explained that the bill is a threat to national unity and will be perceived as ethnic domination giving the Sultan’s inherited legacy.
The legislator urged the National Assembly to jettison the idea as it does not represent the diverse ethnic nationalities in Nigeria.
On his part, the Traditional Ruler of Awba-Ofemmili, Igwe Ezekwesili Maduagwuna who condemned the bill in its entirety as it fails to capture monarchs in the Southeast and South-South, urged members of the senate to retrace their steps and avoid passing bills that could spark social unrest and deepen the existing feelings of marginalization.
