By Victor AhiumaYoung
The folks of the newly created Enu Agu autonomous group, Akpugo in Nkanu West Native Authorities Space of Enugu State, have lauded Governor Peter Mba for the fast transformation witnessed within the state since his assumption of workplace in Could final yr.
This got here the group additionally expressed complete assist for his or her newly recognised conventional ruler, Igwe Sylvester Nnaji, and the city union executives.
They distanced themselves from a purported protest in opposition to their monarch and the city union to the Enugu State Home of Meeting and the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs, saying the protesters weren’t members of the group.
A press release from the media workplace of the group says the President Basic, PG, of Enu Agu autonomous group, Akpugo, Mr. Ikenna Ogbodo, described the protesters led by an opposition social gathering politician chieftain (identify withheld ) as impostors, urging the State Authorities and members of the general public to ignore the protesters and their requests.
Ogbodo famous that “the protest chief contested and misplaced the Nkanu East/ West Home of Representatives seat through the 2023 basic election. He isn’t from Enu Agu however Ogonogo-Eji Ndiagu Akpugo group, the mom group of all of the autonomous communities in Akpugo.
“This man tried to coerce our Igwe (monarch) and the city union to do his bidding over his unauthorised actions within the city, particularly land dealings, and once we declined, he masterminded the protest in opposition to us.
“Enu-Agu could be very calm and peaceable, and persons are going about their lawful companies with none type of agitation from any quarters by any means.
“The person fomenting hassle in Enu Agu is a signatory to the structure of Ogonogo-Eji Ndiagu Akpugo group the place he belongs.
Following the creation of Enu Agu by the speedy previous administration in Enugu State, our folks kick-started the method of electing a conventional ruler, which produced Igwe Sylvester Nnaji because the peoples selection.
“Our folks introduced Nnaji to the native authorities, which in flip introduced him to the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs and he was consequently issued a certificates of return because the monarch of Enu Agu.
“We commend Governor Mba for his good works in Enugu State, significantly the PRODA-Nchatancha Nike Street, which is opening up communities within the Akpugo hall for improvement and funding.
“We wish to additionally guarantee his excellency of our group’s most assist for his authorities. Enugu State has witnessed fast transformation underneath Governor Mba’s administration inside a really brief interval.”