Amanuke Community apex decision making body, made-up of respected elders known as Oke-Okpa Irunese” has called on Anambra State Government to intervene in the kingship tussle bedeviling the community.
The body made the call during an enlarged meeting they held, where they sued for peace between the two brothers involved in the crisis, which degenerated into a Court case this week.
Worried that the crisis will adversely impact on the age long image of the community as peace lovers and further wreak havoc on the fabrics of stability and tranquility in the area, the group called on the state government to quickly intervene in the crisis and save it from degenerating into a major conflict.
Addressing the body, the oldest man in the community, who is also the Head, Oke-Okpa Irunese Amanuke, Chief Mokwugwo Ughanwa and another high ranked member, Emezie Nwokoye regretted that a traditional stool of the community was taken to court without proper investigation and consultation with traditionalists.
They enjoined the state government to carry out dispassionate fact finding exercise and assessment of the cultural affairs of the community so as to be able to address the crisis, stating that the traditional stool of the town should be devoid of political sentiments even as they blamed the crisis on an influential man in the community, whom they alleged, is instigating the crisis.
Speaking on behalf of the women, Mrs. Gladys Enemuo and Charity Anaedozie while calling on the parties involved to come home and settle their differences, recalled how the election of the Igwe was carried out and wondered why an individual, who never participated in the exercise or showed interest will use the back door to interfere or change the decision of the people.
For the youth wing of the town, who spoke through Mr. Ephraim Nwafor and Mr. Ikechukwu Ikechukwu the community has witnessed several threats and called on Governor Willie Obiano to send a delegation to the community to feel the true pulse of people and set up a committee to look into the problem to avert further crisis as it has divided the community into factions.
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