Part 20
Elders in the village were selected to participate in the negotiations. Iyagbaye was an elder in this village. He had a size-able stake in the lands that were seized. So he was also selected to join the negotiation team. Just like the Sage, Iyagbaye was a great orator and negotiator, but he was also a man of controversies. Like the first rate chief he was he lorded his authority about. But the Sage could do him no harm because he had a detailed knowledge of the arable lands of his village and he knew which families owned what.
Elders in the village were selected to participate in the negotiations. Iyagbaye was an elder in this village. He had a size-able stake in the lands that were seized. So he was also selected to join the negotiation team. Just like the Sage, Iyagbaye was a great orator and negotiator, but he was also a man of controversies. Like the first rate chief he was he lorded his authority about. But the Sage could do him no harm because he had a detailed knowledge of the arable lands of his village and he knew which families owned what.
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