By O’star Eze
Against the backdrop of chieftaincy tussle in several communities in Anambra State with many resulting to blood clashes, the Governor, Willie Obiano has been dragged before the High Court of Anambra State by Nanka in Orumba North LGA, over who succeeds the community’s late monarch, Igwe Gilbert Oformata.
A group, Nanka Progressives Union(NPU) had early January elected and crowned Godwin Ezeilo but were challenged by another group, Nanka Peoples Assembly(NPA), faulting their competence to carry out the exercise
A legal practitioner, Odinaka Obiorah, an indigene of the community who filed the matter before the High Court, appealing the court to serve the governor a writ of summon, stated that his interest is to ensure that the wrong person was not enthroned as the monarch for the community.
The president General of NPU, Bernard Onyekwelu had stated that those challenging the crowning of a new king after the burial of the last one were trouble makers who were scheming to retain the kingship in their village.
But in a reply, the NPA President General, Emmanuel Ezeume insisted that the community has no king, stating that Ezeilo who was crowned by the opposition would not be recognised.
He called on governor Obiano to act fast to avert the breakdown of law and order in his domain as the fight for the kingship could cause serious fracas in the community.
Ken Nwanna of Nwanna & Co., counsel to Obiorah who filed the matter in court said his client’s interest in the matter was to stop Obiano from issuing staff of office to Ezeilo, who has been crowned monarch by NPU, or even recognising him as a monarch in Anambra State.
He said the process for the selection of Ezeilo as king of the community was flawed since a proper burial rite for the demised former king has not been concluded. He also pointed out the validity of the constitution under which Ezeilo was elected was still being contested.
NPU had in an election contested by three candidates elected Ezeilo on January, 2 and crowned him on January, 5. Onyekwelu insisted that there was no going back on Ezeilo’s kingship as he enjoys the support of the seven villages and 23 wards of the community.
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