Governor Willie Obiano has called on various communities across the State to make communal living and peaceful coexistence their watchword.
The governor spoke through the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, when he received at the Government House, Awka a protesting group from Umuoji community in Idemili North Local Government Area.
Correspondent, Emmanuel Okonkwo reports that the community had come to protest what they said is the reversal of the wishes of Umuoji people at their recently conducted election into the Community’s traditional stool.
Governor Obiano commended the people for their peaceful conduct, and assured them that the State government will investigate their allegations, and take appropriate actions.
The protesters who were from the twenty-three villages of the community, and also with village Heads and members of Igwe-In-Council are demanding for the issuance of certificate of recognition to Chief Kanayo Okoye who they all claim won the Igweship election organized by the state government for the town on eighth May, 2021.
During the exercise, the protesters were seen with placards with inscriptions like; “Igwe Umuoji is not for sale”, ” Umuoji want Chief Kanayo Okoye”,” Umuoji demands Kanayo as the Traditional Ruler among others.
According to the Leader of the team, Chief Tochukwu Mmodu, during the May eighth election in the community, majority of Umuoji people voted for Chief Kanayo Okoye, which made him to win the election, but expressed displeasure with the action of a member of the community whom they allege connived with some others to impose another person on the community as their Traditional Ruler.
Chief Mmodu who described the action as unacceptable by the people of Umuoji community, appealed for immediate intervention of Anambra state government on the matter.
Contributing, the former President General of Umuoji community, Chief Gab Mbanefo and another stakeholder in the town, Chief Ifeanyi Efobi while saying that Umuoji Traditional stool is not for sale, described imposition of traditional ruler on communities as a taboo in Igbo land, pointing out that Umuoji community is too big to be so treated.
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