TIV NATIVES WARNED ON UTTERANCES AGAINST MONARCH

TIV NATIVES WARNED ON UTTERANCES AGAINST MONARCH

                                                     BY HENRY IBYA, MAKURDI

 TRIBAL LEADERS OF TIV NATION AS THE PUT HEADS TOGETHER IN ELECTING A NEW MONARCH RECENTLY IN GBOKO,BENUE STATE

                Tiv elites both at home and in the Diaspora has been warmed to desist from comments capable of undermining the selection and emergence of the Tor Tiv v HRM prof. James Ortese Ayatse, in order not to attract the wrath of “swem” the god of  Tiv people, the forth largest tribe in Nigeria.

                A traditionalist Dr. Isreal Akade, gave the warning while speaking in an exclusive chat with daily stream, in Gboko weekend.

                He was according to him reacted to media reports that His Royal Majesty HRM Tor Tiv V has accepted accommodation at Gboko in the House of a politician Senator George Akume as well as those making unguided comments about the selection.

                Dr. Akade observed that there was no way the  new Tor who was a civil servant through out his life as a university lecturer would have enough funds to build houses scattered across the state including Gboko, the headquarters of Tiv nation and of course would not stay in a hotel or rented apartment pending  complesion of renovation at the palace arguing that there was nothing wrong with Senator Akume’s offer of a House as temporal arrangement to the new Tor Tiv in Gboko.

                However those who were opposed to this arrangement  but preferred to speak behind the camera alleged that the Tor Tiv could dance to the tune of the senator and would therefore not be fair to the people as expected of a father, but however  advised that the decision of  king makers in this is final and binding on all sons and daughters of Tiv extraction, and therefore should be respected by all

                Dr. Akade warmed that people should refrain from making comments regarding this issue especially those using the cyber space to exposed  the secret of Tiv tradition revealing that “Swem” has already accepted His Royal Majesty’s selection.

                In a related development Chief Innocent Orbiam, in his views opined that even from the new Tor Tiv’s background as a Christian, he must not completely relegates Tiv culture to the background.

                He said Prof. Ayatse must be a Tiv man first  and foremost thereby not allowing the Tiv norms to play a second fiddle to western norms.

                According to Chief Orbiam, this is important because the Royal Majesty is heading a culture with its dynamics that are sometimes at variance  with Christianity beliefs,  therefore should remember to balance the two bearing in mind that the subjects he would be presiding over are believers and non believers.

                Orbiam, further observed that the Tor Tiv was coming on the throne at a difficult time when the Tiv Nation is facing a lot of challenges but noted that he must provide an umbrella big enough to cover the entire Tiv people all over the world irrespective of political or religious associations and work towards uniting Tiv Nation for development.

                Dr. Akade on the other hand advised the new Tor Tiv that there should be a difference between tradition and religion so that the secrets of Tiv Tradition would not be exposed too much to strangers in the name of religion.

                Prof. James O.I Ayatse, an indigene of Mbakan Shangev-ya, kwande Local Government Area of Benue State was born on May 12^th 1956 to the family of Late Iorzua Ayatse and mrs. Adeior Iorzua (nee Achaa, Mbarumun,Nanev). He attended L.G.E.A school Orbiam, Ikov, Ushongo L.G.A and L.G.E.A School Mbagbegba Shangev-ya, as well as St. Anne,s Primary School Adikpo respectively.

                He attended and passed out with a WASC, division one certificate at  government secondary school Gboko in flying colours and proceeded to University of Ibadan and graduated with a Bsc biochemistry.

                He obtained Msc and Phd at Calabar and university of surrey England as a common wealth student respectively.

                He started his academic career in 1980 at the university of Calabar as well as taught at the Benue State University Makurdi. He became the Vice Chancellor  Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi in 2001-2006 and Vice Chancellor Federal University Dutsin-ma katsina State 2011-2016 and he is married with children.