Tension envelopes Enugu community over alleged imposition of traditional ruler

There is disquiet successful Umuchigbo Iji Nike Autonomous Community, successful Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, pursuing an alleged amerciable assignment of a accepted ruler for the community.

DAILY POST reports that hostility is gathering up successful the country aft reports emerged that a unit of bureau has been presented to the said ‘appointed monarch’. 

According to the community’s constitution, a accepted ruler is to look done election. 

However, reports that 1 Jude Agu has been named a accepted ruler without predetermination has soaked the assemblage with tension. 

During a gathering astatine the community’s colony square, which attracted hundreds of indigenes, they unanimously declared that they person nary accepted ruler yet pending erstwhile an predetermination is conducted. 

They are urging Enugu State Governor, Barr Peter Mbah to bid the State Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs to bash the due happening successful the assemblage by conducting an election.

Agu’s reported assignment is besides said to beryllium successful alleged usurpation of an existing tribunal order, immoderate persons were said to person gone up to allegedly sanction a accepted ruler for the assemblage without immoderate signifier of election. 

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