Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has reconciled with the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, after a slight misunderstanding over the treatment meted to traditional rulers kin the State.
The governor has thus reinstated the suspended traditional ruler of Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area, Igwe Damian Ezeani.
Igwe Ezeani was suspended from office for conferring unauthorised chieftaincy titles on some persons, especially Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who defected to opposition in opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State.
Ubah is believed to be preparing to challenge Soludo for the governorship seat in 2025
Following the suspension and other issues, Igwe Achebe wrote a open letter, condemning Soludo, accusing him of having no regard for traditional institution in the State.
But in a statement in Awka on Wednesday, the Press Secretary to the Governor, Christian Aburime, confirmed that Soludo has reinstated the suspended Neni monarch, and forgiven two others for their alleged infractions.
He said the governor forgave the traditional rulers’ trespasses in a meeting attended by no fewer than 94 monarchs.
The meeting, according to Aburime, held at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area.
He continued that while Igwe Ezeani was reinstated, the monarchs of Ojoto and Aguluezechukwu were forgiven after they tendered apologies .
Aburime said the governor also addressed some of the welfare issues of the monarchs.
According to him, the governor announced that with the apologies of the affected traditional rulers, the State government accepts their apologies, and subsequently reinstates the Traditional Ruler of Neni, and forgive the traditional rulers of Ojoto and Aguluezechukwu.