The people of Nneyi Umueri have thrown their weight behind
Governor Willie Obiano’s second term bid for good governance of Anambra State.
They disclosed this when they visited His Royal Majesty, Igwe Sir Ben Emeka of
Umueri Kingdom, at his palace yesterday.
The group which was led on the solidarity visit by the
Chairman of Nneyi Umueri, Mr. Pius Nweke, and former President General of
Umueri, Chief Vincent Okoye, declared their total support for Igwe Emeka as the
Okebo II of Umueri.
Nweke in his address assured the Igwe of the support of the
good people of Nneyi Umueri, saying that the people of Nneyi Umueri are not in
support of one Cosmos Ogugua’s attempt to balkanise Umueri in the guise of
autonomy.
According to Nweke, Ogugua did not follow the
constitutional provision for the actualization of autonomous community,
but he woke up one day and started claiming that he was the traditional
ruler of Nneyi Umueri. He said what Ogugua did could only happen in a
lawless society, adding that the people of Nneyi Umueri recognise HRM Igwe
Emeka as the only traditional ruler of Umueri.
Igwe Emeka in his appreciation thanked the people for
the solidarity and show of support, saying that no stone would be left unturned
towards ensuring the actualization of peace and harmony in Umueri and other
neighbouring communities that share boundary with Umueri.
He also urged them to continue to support the administration
of Willie Obiano for the continuous delivery of dividends of good governance in
Anambra State.
He also admonished governorship candidates for the November
18 election to shun campaign of calumny and engage in issue-based campaigns for
the betterment of Anambrans.
By Jeff Amechi Agbodo
