From Femi Mustapha, in Kaduna
Aggrieved elders of Kajju Land in Southern Kaduna who were opposed to the emergence of Mr. Luka Kogi Yabwat as the Agwam Kajju II, have agreed to sheathe their swords and support the king in the overall interest of the chiefdom.
Rising from a meeting convened in Kafanchan on Tuesday by the Vision Pioneer Throne Room Trust Ministry Kafanchan, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, along with two other members of the palace building committee, Dr. Joseph Maiyaki and Amb. Philip Dauda, the leader of the aggrieved elders, Baba Kure Mallam, stated that it was time to give peace a chance.
It is recalled that the aggrieved elders had earlier rejected the choice of Mr. Kogi as the paramount ruler, alleging that the process leading to his emergence was flawed and that the chief supposedly allowed the cutting down of trees hitherto existed for decades, which, according to them, desecrated the sacred land.
Baba Kure Mallam thanked Apostle Kure and other members of the palace building committee for championing the reconciliation process, describing it as timely.
He urged all well-meaning sons and daughters of Kajju Land to support the king and the ongoing reconciliation process to move the land forward.
He however, used the opportunity to appeal to the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, to restore the first-class status of the Kajju Chiefdom, considering that the chiefdom is the second largest in terms of size and population in the state after Zazzau Emirate.
While commending Baba Kure Mallam’s team and the revered paramount ruler for their humility in setting aside differences, the lead convener of the meeting, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Nuhu Kure, underscored the importance of unity to societal development, pointing out that a house divided against itself cannot stand.
In response, the Agawam Kajju II, HRH Luka Kogi Yabwat, pledged to address all grievances that arose since his enthronement by the state government to ensure the progress of the Jeju people.
Various speakers at the meeting described the feud as a setback to the peace and development of the land.
