Igweship election: Tension soaks Enugu community over alleged moves to jettison constitution

Tension is gathering up successful Ozom Mgbagbu Owa Autonomous community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State pursuing an alleged program to discountenance the community’s constitution successful the process starring to the enactment of a caller accepted ruler.

The accepted stool became vacant years agone aft His Royal Highness, Igwe Raymond Oguji passed on. 

Indigenes of the assemblage person been expectant arsenic they commence the process to elite a caller leader, with predetermination already fixed for Saturday, October 10, 2026.

However, days earlier the exercise, determination is disorder successful the assemblage implicit who is really qualified to contention the election.

Trouble started aft the President-General of the community, Ozo Ikechukwu Ike, posted a dependable enactment connected the community’s WhatsApp page, claiming to beryllium communicating a directive from the State Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs.

In the purported directive, the PG said lone those from Umuagba would basal for the election.

According to him, helium was acting nether the acquisition of the Director of Chieftaincy Affairs successful the ministry, Mr Alex Ngene.

But the alleged directive has enactment the assemblage connected edge, with galore describing it arsenic a crippled to acceptable the country connected fire.

An indigene of the country who spoke to journalists successful assurance said the purported directive from the ministry was an invitation to...