The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has expressed displeasure over the way the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo is treating the traditional institution in the South-East state.
Mr Goodluck Ibem, President-General, COSEYL, in a statement on Friday in Awka, described Soludo’s treatment of traditional institution as dictatorial and anti-democratic.
According to him, the law banning conferment of chieftaincy title without the state government’s approval is depriving the people of their traditional rights and privileges.
The state government, through the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, suspended a traditional ruler for conferring a chieftaincy title on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and threatened others if they did not reverse the recognitions.
About three traditional rulers bowed to pressure by apologising to the Governor for conferring such titles and withdrawing their recognitions.
“The law banning conferment of chieftaincy titles to people outside the domain of a stool without the state government’s approval is dictatorial, anti-democratic, anti-people and barbaric.
“It is not a law but a decree because it does not represent the interest of the people,” he said.
“Governor Soludo should focus more on providing democracy dividends to the people,” he said.
