Leadership crisis: PG sacks exco, appoints caretaker cttee, Speaker hails move

Delight Chinedum

The leadership crisis rocking Ifite Nteje community, Oyi Local Government area, Anambra State, which has lingered for about two years now has finally ended with the sack of Chief Fabian Nnamdi Uwadiegwu Obi-led executive, by the President General, PG, Nteje community, Dr. Nnamdi Ilodiuba.

The PG after desolving the previous executive and subsequent appointment of a new six-man caretaker committee headed by Chief Okwudili Muofunanya, charged the new executive to live by its oath of office.

“You are to restore peace which has eluded the community for about a year now and you have six months mandate to restore the peace and conduct election. Ensure you carry everybody along because where there is no peace development will be hindered,” he said.

Reacting, Speaker of Oyi council area, Rt. Hon. Emeka Nwabude commended the PG for coming to the rescue of the people in the area, disclosing that the sacked executive refused to vacate office after expiration of its tenure which caused the leadership crisis in the community.

“We have five villages and leadership is rotational. The sacked Chairman hails from Akamanator village and it is the turn of Orukabi Ifite but the sacked leadership refused to vacate office and that is the genesis of the leadership crisis.

“I came to witness the appointment of a caretaker by the PG of Nteje and I hail the sack of the former executive and subsequent appointment of the caretaker committee to pilot the affairs pending when an elected executive will come on board.

“You can see that everybody is happy because those members of the committee are quality people that will take the community to the next level. With this appointment the peace that eluded us for about a year has been restored and we thank PG for his intervention.

“This development is in line with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s resolve to ensure peace in the state and restoration of security. The Governor has done very well in infrastructural development of the state.

“He empowered the youths through one youth two skills system, built flyovers/roads all over the state and employed over 8,000 teachers, among other things.

“I have endorsed him for second tenure, he is the best governor since the inception of this state. Security is superb, Anambra is now the safest state,” he stated.

In his post appointment speech, the new caretaker committee chairman, Muofunanya, expressed satisfaction with his appointment and vowed not to derail from his duties even as he pledged to carry everyone along.

He advised the people not to have any dealings with the sacked executive warning that whoever that does that it is at his own risk disclosing that his target is to restore peace and move the community forward.

“We will not disappoint the people, this is a task that must be done for the betterment of the community and definitely we will sow development because the period of leadership crisis deterred development,” he assured.