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TIn August this, the rival clan heads denounced Odur and appointed Benjamin Okii as parallel Lango paramount chief.
Government has offered to mediate the conflict in Lango Cultural Institution, the Tekwaro, which led to the installation of a rival paramount chief. It all started in 2012, after clan leaders led by Wakili Okello, the former speaker of the clan leader’s council disagreed with Yosam Odur, the Lango Paramount conference over the Lango conference.
The clan leaders rejected the conference citing the heavy involvement of government in its preparations. However, Odur went ahead and convened the conference, where several resolutions were passed including revising the constitution governing the cultural institution. In August this, the rival clan heads denounced Odur and appointed Benjamin Okii as parallel Lango paramount chief.
Now, government through the office of the Prime Minister has offered to mediate the conflict between the two factions. Rebecca Amuge Otengo, the state minister for Northern Uganda is leading the mediation talks on behalf of government. On Monday, Otengo met the leadership of the rival clan heads led by Benjamin Okii, the rival paramount chief and his Prime Minister Baine Ochan at hotel Margarita in Lira town.
Ochan welcomed the initiative by government to bring together the warring factions.
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Benjamin Okii, the rival paramount chief says there are ready to cooperate to end the conflict since government has intervened. Rev. John Charles Odur Kami, the bishop of Lango diocese whose attempt to mediate the crisis hit a dead end has also welcomed the government intervention.
However, the faction of Odur, the legitimate Lango paramount chief is reluctant about the ongoing talks. Willy Omodo, the spokesperson of the paramount chief says they are skeptical about the talks. He however says they are exploring other avenues to end the conflict.
The rival group had initially accused government of siding with Odur’s faction. Recently, Lira High court declared Okii’s faction illegal and illegible to transact any business on behalf of Tekwaro Lango.
The clan leaders rejected the conference citing the heavy involvement of government in its preparations. However, Odur went ahead and convened the conference, where several resolutions were passed including revising the constitution governing the cultural institution. In August this, the rival clan heads denounced Odur and appointed Benjamin Okii as parallel Lango paramount chief.
Now, government through the office of the Prime Minister has offered to mediate the conflict between the two factions. Rebecca Amuge Otengo, the state minister for Northern Uganda is leading the mediation talks on behalf of government. On Monday, Otengo met the leadership of the rival clan heads led by Benjamin Okii, the rival paramount chief and his Prime Minister Baine Ochan at hotel Margarita in Lira town.
Ochan welcomed the initiative by government to bring together the warring factions.
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Benjamin Okii, the rival paramount chief says there are ready to cooperate to end the conflict since government has intervened. Rev. John Charles Odur Kami, the bishop of Lango diocese whose attempt to mediate the crisis hit a dead end has also welcomed the government intervention.
However, the faction of Odur, the legitimate Lango paramount chief is reluctant about the ongoing talks. Willy Omodo, the spokesperson of the paramount chief says they are skeptical about the talks. He however says they are exploring other avenues to end the conflict.
The rival group had initially accused government of siding with Odur’s faction. Recently, Lira High court declared Okii’s faction illegal and illegible to transact any business on behalf of Tekwaro Lango.
