Edo State: Traditional Ruler Highlights 7; Months Achievements, Dismisses Media Reports Of Land Grabbing

A Traditional Ruler, His Royal Majesty, Micheal Sado , the Okuokpellaogbe of Okpella Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State has called for constitutional recognition of traditional institution towards enhancing peaceful coexistence and rural transformation nationwide.

His Royal Majesty Micheal Sado made the call while speaking with newsmen virtually on his seven months activities and programmes as a Traditional Ruler on Eco State.

According to him, various developmental projects such as road construction, healthcare facilities, schools , establishment of micro finance bank and other people’s oriented projects have been carried out in his community within seven months of accessing the throne as a Traditional ruler.

While dismissing media reports of financial misappropriation and land grabbing in the community,
His Royal Majesty Micheal Sado reiterated his commitment towards attracting investors that would further improve the socioeconomic wellbeing of his people.

He described the media reports allegations as the handiwork of some saboteur in his community stating that their actions would not stop him from carrying out his developmental programmes and activities for the good people of his community.

“Okpella is a community that has a lot industries and all that and when I came in as the traditional ruler, I decided that we need to harness our potentials for the overall development of the community and I immediately called for an Executive Council meeting where I informed my Chiefs that we need to change the system of how we channel our financial resources to projects that would benefit the people and attract both development and investors to the community because in my community we generate reasonable amount of money that we’re supposed to use over the years to make life more meaningful to the people ” He explained.

“As a Royal Father, I am committed to attracting development and investors to my community through collaboration and partnership with the private sector just the way we’re doing with Dangote that has led to the construction of road in our community and this is what I’m determined to do towards improving the socioeconomic wellbeing of my people” He stated

In his words “Those people cooking up allegations against me and reporting me to the EFCC are saboteurs because I’ve stopped them from diverting resources meant for development in the community and thank God that after my invitation and questioning by the EFCC in Abuja, I was asked to go even when the enemies of progress arranged for the media to embarrass me and I want to assure all those behind this unpatriotic action that we’re going to take necessary legal actions against them “.

The Traditional Ruler who solicited the continuous support of people of his community noted that traditional institution have greater role to play towards actualizing the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s led administration.