By Hameed Braimah
The elders and people of Ivbiokhulotor Village, Ubuneke in Ivbiaro Clan, Owan East Local Area of Edo State, have installed Chief Isah Umoru OSIkhEKHAI as the Ovbiotse (Village Head) of the Village.
His installation by the chiefs of the various quarters that make up the village followed his being the most senior man in the community in line with the custom and tradition of the people as contained in the Chieftaincy Declaration regulating succession to the village headship of Ivbiokhulotor on the one hand, and the entire Ivbiaro Clan on the other.
Performing the symbolic ceremony, Chief Mohammed Oyagha the second in command supported by Chief Y A Ekhagba, third in command of the village, expressed the significance of the occasion which according to them is in line with the custom and tradition of Ivbiokhulotor Village and Ivbiaro Clan at large.
Speaking shortly after his installation, the Ovbiotse (Village Head), Chief Isah Umoru Osikhekha thanked the people for the honour done him and promised to lead the community on the path of peace, and prosperity for the benefit of all.
He said that his formal installation as the Village Head of Ivbiokhulotor is in compliance with the dictates of the Ivbiaro Chieftaincy Declaration which confirms the customary laws and practices that confer rulership on the oldest men in the respective villages in Ivbiaro Clan including Ebese, Ivbiokhulotor Usun and Ivbiosogbe.
The Ovbiotse appealed to every member of the Village to join hands with him to advance the collective aspirations and dreams the Village to be one of the shining examples of progressive communities in Edo State and the nation at large.
He described the event as particularly unique in the sense that it's the first to be so performed since the enactment of the governing law regulating the Ivbiaro Chieftaincy.
"It's important to state here that the Chieftaincy Declaration has created a veritable opportunity for the four branches of the Ivbiaro's sole ruling house consisting of Ebese, Ivbiokhulotor, Usun and ivbiosogbe to take their respective turns in the succession process to the Ivbiaro Clan-headship on a rotatory basis.
"It's my expectation that elders and people of Ivbiokhulotor Village support and embrace the new word order with regard to the processes leading to the appointment of a Village Head", the Ovbiotse emphasized.
He used the opportunity to pledge his unalloyed loyalty to the authority of the Clan Head of Ivbiaro HRH Alimu Abu Oshame and wished him a successful reign.
In his brief remarks, Barrister Abdulkarim Ozoya Yusuf, urged the Ovbiotse to carry every one along in the administration of the community just as he changed the chiefs and elders of the village to support and cooperate with the Ovbiotse in that regard.
Barrister Yusuf explained that to qualify for this noble appointment, the person must be the most senior man in any of the four villages in Ivbiaro Clan including Ivbiokhulotor Village.
"The Ovbiotse's appointment is first and foremost made by God Almighty by reason of longevity, it has been confirmed by the Chieftaincy Declaration and what we are doing here today is the formalization of the appointment in unanimity of purpose defined by our commitment to respect the laws and keep the peace of our community", he said.
High point of the ceremony was the decoration of the Ovbiotse symbolizing the installation.
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