Yul Edochie, the controversial Nollywood actor has addressed Ndi Igbo on the selection of traditional rulers, urging them to preserve their cultural heritage.
Edochie , on Instagram, emphasised that traditional rulers should be selected through traditional means, not by election or government intervention.
According to Edochie, a true traditional ruler must be a core traditionalist, chosen by the deity of the land, and sworn to uphold truth, unity, peace, and shun evil.
He expressed concerns about the erosion of traditional values, attributing the rise in crime to the adoption of foreign practices.
He called on Ndi Igbo to retrace their steps and reclaim their cultural glory, highlighting the importance of adhering to ancestral ways.
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Edochie opined that by upholding traditional methods of selecting rulers, communities can promote accountability and moral leadership
“Ndi Igbo, stop messing up our tradition. A traditional ruler must be selected traditionally, not by election or the government. And he must be a core traditionalist. Those are the ways of our forefathers.
“We have now embraced too many of the white man’s ways and destroyed our society with it. That’s why there’s so much crime in our communities today.
“It’s time to retrace our steps and bring back our glory.
“A traditional ruler must be selected by the deity of the land. Then he will swear before the deity to uphold truth, unity and peace, and shun evil. Any day he goes against the oath, the deity will strike him down. With that, he will never support evil, and he’ll fight evil with all his might”, he wrote.
