Popular Governor Suspends Traditional Ruler Over Failure To End Killings
- The traditional ruler of Ishinkwo community in Onicha local government area has been suspended
- Governor Dave Umahi ordered his suspension over his failure to put a stop to killings in his domain
- Also, the traditional ruler has also been ordered to return all government property in his possession including his official vehicle
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In a move that will surprise many Nigerians, Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has ordered the indefinite suspension of the traditional ruler.
The traditional ruler in question is from of Ishinkwo community in Onicha local government area of the state, Eze Josephat Ikegwu.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the secretary to the state government and coordinating commissioner, Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, Leadership newspaper reports.
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According to him, the suspension was for his inability to stop the ongoing killings in his area.
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Ugbala said that consequently, the traditional ruler should return all government property in his possession including his official vehicle.
He said all government properties in his possession must be returned to the secretary to the State Government/ coordinating commissioner on or before close of work on Monday, October 17, 2022.
The people of Ishinkwo community and their Abomege brothers had been in conflict over land issues which had led to the death of several persons and properties worth millions destroyed.
Governor Umahi asks soldiers to flog civil servants for lateness: Allegation, denial
Meanwhile, Governor David Umahi made clarifications on a viral video making the rounds on social media, wherein he was presumed to have ordered some of his security aides to flog civil servants at the government house.
Umahi claimed the controversial video was doctored and manipulated. According to him, the incident was an aborted attempt by miscreants to block the airport gate in the guise that they were enforcing a sit-at-home order
Recall that the governor was said to have ordered soldiers to flog civil servants who arrived late for work. The allegation was levelled by lawyer and human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu.
2023: Anxiety as police teargas, disperse Obi supporters in Ebonyi
Meanwhile, the planned one-million march for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in Ebonyi state has hit the rock.
Legit.ng gathered that the police in the state on Saturday, September 17, dispersed supporters of the Obi-dient movement who gathered at the Pastoral Centre, Abakaliki, for the march.
According to the report, Obi’s supporters, numbering over 1,000, were tear-gassed by the men of the Nigeria Police Force. The incident was said to have caused both human and vehicular traffic on Saturday morning on the popular Old Enugu road in the capital city.
Source: Legit.ng
