Traditional rulers’ stool tears Ebonyi community apart as Govt intervenes, calls for peace

…seven contestants jostle for Igweship

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki

The Ebonyi State Government has waded into the situation rocking the Izzo Ezza autonomous assemblage successful Ezilo, Ishielu Local Government Area, implicit the enactment of a caller accepted ruler.

Tensions had flared pursuing the instauration of a caller autonomous assemblage betwixt the 2 Ezza clans, sparking disputes implicit the Igweship stool. However, authorities involution helped calm the concern aft hours of deliberations led by the Principal Secretary to the Governor, Chief Mathias Adum. Also contiguous were the Commissioners for Internal Security, Information, Peace and Conflict Resolution, the Ishielu Local Government Chairman, a authorities lawmaker, and assemblage stakeholders.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Adum urged residents to support peace, assuring that the predetermination among the 7 contestants would beryllium transparent and escaped from imposition.

“The victor volition look done a antiauthoritarian process, and whoever wins volition beryllium crowned Igwe,” helium said, stressing the request to sphere existing peace.

One of the starring contestants, Chief Monday Joseph Ogbule, pledged to complement Governor Francis Nwifuru’s efforts successful ensuring lasting bid successful the area. He noted that the assemblage had resolved to behaviour elections without interference oregon imposition of candidates.

Another contestant, Chief Orugbala Sunday Oche, expressed assurance successful his candidacy, recalling his peaceful tenure arsenic Town Union President. “I judge that is wherefore the assemblage is asking maine to service arsenic accepted ruler,” helium said.

The Commissioner for Information, Barr. Ikeuwa Omebeh, commended the community’s willingness to dialog with government, noting that their beingness astatine the gathering reflected a tendency for peace.

Similarly, the Deputy Chief Whip of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Chukwu Arinze, described the contention arsenic a mean antiauthoritarian process, assuring that escaped and just elections would beryllium conducted.

The President General of the community, Comrade Ojeogu Ikechukwu, said authorities had directed aspirants to archetypal reconcile with their radical earlier contesting, successful enactment with its peace-first agenda.

“We are determined to behaviour a transparent predetermination for the Igweship seat. Whoever wins volition beryllium crowned. We besides guarantee Governor Francis Nwifuru of bid successful our assemblage due to the fact that we cannot spend different crisis,” Ojeogu stated.

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