The Chairman, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra, Mr. Raphael Nnabuife, has warned community leaders in the area to refrain from acts that could lead to a breach of the peace in the state.
Nnabuife’s warning was in reaction to a recent protest by some Red Cap Chiefs from Nkpor Community at the Government House, Awka.
The Chiefs numbering over 100 had called on Gov. Willie Obiano to call to order the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Greg Obi, and the council chairman whom they accused of interfering in Nkpor community leadership.
Addressing journalists on Sunday in Ogidi, Nnabuife described the action of the Chiefs as an affront.
He said: “For some elders of Nkpor to protest last Thursday on a position government took in the best interest of the area, considering security factors should be condemned.
“The action is even more regrettable due to the embellishment of the real story with falsehood, while such action has obvious consequences on the security and development of the area.”
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The local government chairman, who felt slighted that the community Chiefs went above his office as the chief security officer of the local government area straight to Government house, accused them of acting out a script handed to them by some people.
He said the sponsors of the protest made the elders to present false information on Nkpor Caretaker Committee leadership.
“Nkpor Caretaker Committee was not dissolved but amended by the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, being the ministry in charge of community affairs.
“The amendment, which affected only three of the 10 members of the existing committee, relied on the culpability of the trio on a petition against them,” he said.
Citing the relevant section of the Constitution of Nkpor Development Union on the election of officers for the Central Executive Committee, the council chairman said that election would hold in the last week of December, 2019.
“Nkpor Development Union constitution stated that election can only be conducted in the last week of December on any year the community is to organise election.
“It is very wrong for some elders and their sponsors to be pressing on the government to conduct election in the community on May 25.
“Government has taken note of the people behind the move, capable of causing security breech, and will hold them responsible in the event of any untoward action.”
