PERSONAL INTEREST IS OUR PROBLEM OBOL SUNDAY CONFESS DURING AN INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH AKPAMA.

Akpama Emmanuel Sampson, an up coming future leader and a realist, for him not to be bias He also  visited the Obol Lopon of Mpani on the 19th of November 2017 after speaking with detailing cross river. When he got there, they was exchanging of pleasantries with HRH. He explained in details what brought him to Mkpani and needed his consent for the upcoming interactive session that is slated for early next year.  HRH was so happy, and commended his effort and and promise to be in full support of the programme. He added that such a programme is a welcome one and it will help to give every member of the community sense of belonging and also shape the thinking/ reasoning of the youths. It will also brings our elites, politicians and traditional rulers into one umbrella to say the truth in the open for the hearing of everyone.

THE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS

Akpama---- Looking at the problem in our Community, OBOL please i wish to know what is causing peace not to prevail?

Response "The truth is, personal interest ".

Akpama---- Obol can we say it is highly political?

Response "You are not far from the truth".

Akpama----Obol are you sure, the issue will not trigger intra-communal war?

Response "Yes, it might, this is why we need to resolve it now and give peace a chance. Listen, it will have happened but if not for our love for peace and as a good leader, you must always play the King Solomon's famous role on the one-child, two-mothers judgement. We need peace and not destructive agitations. With peace and love development is inevitable".

Akpama-----Obol, on your coronation as a monarch, was there any traditional abberations?

Response  "Not at all, tradition was well followed. I wonder why a section of the community is not ready to see the truth and the truth is that some persons were angry and felt that absconding from their traditional duty is the best way to express their feelings and they had forgotten that the same tradition permit that any Ekor can perform the same coronation  process in the absent of another.

Akpama---- How can we resolve the issues? so that we can give peace a chance.

Response " readiness to say the truth and nothing but the truth".  Document were brought in and was read as an evidence but still many are not comfortable with it.

 After the meeting with the Obol Lopon it was done on me to visit one Mr Eno Ikoi under

 the concern youths peace process, to get more information.

Hear what he said "the problem of the community is no longer on the monarchs but on the politicians and their quest for domain control.

In finalizing, this is my take:

1.  The major problem of our community, Mkpani is the attitude of some of our political elites and hatred against a section of the community.

2. The second thing I discovered is the struggle for official recognition of who truly is the king or the OBOL LOPON.

3. The struggle for who controls the treasury of our community.

The aforementioned three are the pathogens causing disease in our community.

If our so called politicians needs fame, they should carry out an mindboggling projected that will cause everyone to sing theirs praises not by causing war. Mkpani is an undivided entity and traditionally we can never forsake the norms, beliefs of our forefathers. Until we stop adding traditions with politics the will be no peace. And the chiefs are not suppose in any way be involved in political affairs.

DISHONESTY AND POLITICAL INTEREST IS OUR PROBLEM. SAY NO TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.........