https://thecitizenng.com/my-fathers-will-was-forged-debe-ojukwus-son-sets-conditions-for-peace/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thecitizenng.com/my-fathers-will-was-forged-debe-ojukwus-son-sets-conditions-for-peace/#comment-396 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:03:00 +0000 http://thecitizenng.com/?p=68709#comment-396 If Debe was born out of wedlock, there must be an established paternity (or its local Igbo custom equivalent) by Ikemba for him to be claiming the son legitimacy that he claims. He certainly looks like the Ikemba but if the Ikemba did not do what was required of him by law and or custom, with respect to acknowledging him, then he is not Ikemba’s son in law and by our tradition. For that, I blame the Ikemba and he should lose some of his veneration in Igbo for abandoning his first son. Equally, if Debe is correct that Ojukwu’s first marriage has nether been annulled nor divorced, then all subsequent marriages of Ikemba to other women, including Bianca, are null and void. The entire thing is bizarre and Emeka Jr should speak and work with Debe to straighten things out.

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