Nigeria, April 19 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has constituted a seven-member committee of royal fathers in the state to proffer solutions to the feud triggered by the amendment of the state traditional rulers law.

Governor Eno inaugurated the committee during a meeting with paramount traditional rulers of the 31 local government areas in the state at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital, on Tuesday.

The chief press secretary to the governor, Ekerete Udoh, said Mr Eno urged the royal fathers to find a lasting solution to the matter.

Akwa Ibom State has three major ethnic groups - Ibibio, Annang and Oro, with the office of the chairperson of the state Traditional Rulers' Council to be rotated among the paramount rule...