The Kuteb ethnic group within the Takum Native Authorities Space of Taraba State has revealed why it boycotted the current kingmakers assembly organized by the Bureau for Traditions, Chieftaincy and Native Authorities Affairs.
Recall that the ethnic group not too long ago opted to boycott a current assembly convened by the bureau in Jalingo, the state capital.
Addressing journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, the Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria expressed their staunch opposition to the assembly, denouncing it as unacceptable.
Led by their President, Emmanuel Ukwen, the group asserted that the bureau’s determination to convene such a gathering was opposite to their customs and traditions.
“We unanimously boycotted the assembly as a result of it’s in opposition to our tradition and custom to change the Ukwe Takum stool for an alien chief of Takum stool created by Governor Agbu Kafes with an odd rotation coverage,” they stated.
The group demanded transparency from the governor concerning the rationale behind the choice, questioning why the Ukwe Takum stool ought to be undermined as a consequence of political dynamics.
They refuted claims that their non-participation within the Jalingo choice course of was an act of defiance, asserting that it was a principled stand in opposition to what they view as unjust rotational chieftaincy practices in Takum.
The Kuteb accused the governement of perpetrating injustice in opposition to its personal individuals by eroding their cultural and conventional heritage inside their very own territory.
The boycott, they stated, serves as a poignant reminder of the continuing stress between governance constructions and indigenous communities grappling to protect their id and autonomy within the face of perceived encroachment.
