The peace meeting was at the instance of Governor Ibikunle Amosun and was attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo , who is of Owu extraction , ex-Head of State,Chief Ernest Sonekan who is from Itoko,a township under Egba Ake and an industrialist,Chief Tunde Abudu from Egba Oke-Ona.
For many years, the Oshile,the Agura and the Olowu had refused to recognise the Alake as their superior,claiming that they were all equal.
All that, however, became history yesterday after a lengthy meeting at the Government House, Abeokuta, when the obas resolved to bury their differences and forge a common front for the unity, peace and stability of Obasanjo lauded Governor Amosun for the bold initiative, adding that he equally remains the person to ensure that the peace endures.
The former president said, “Governor Amosun is the guarantor of the peace being achieved today; we can’t thank him enough. Wherever human beings are, there will be frictions. It’s been a tortuous road to today, we can see a divine hand in this.”
Amosun, who like Obasanjo is from Owu,said a new vista of peace for development is now opened in Egbaland, adding that the peace move started on November 3.
According to him, this was sequel to his approaching Obasanjo to mediate over the supremacy tussle. Amosun said he only created a platform for the affected monarchs to ventilate their feelings and positions in order to achieve unity among them.
He said, “We need unity in order to prosper more. Our forebears were very united, and they did very well. This is the right time to unite in order to nurture the development of the race and the entire state.”
The Alake, who read the communiqué after the end of the meeting, said the monarchs have resolved to put aside their differences in the interest of unity and progress of Egbaland.
“We have all resolved to bury our individual differences in the interest of Egba unity and progress,” Alake said. Also present at the meeting are the Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Tunde Lemo and industrialist, Dr. Femi Majekodunmi.
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