Tinubu not cause of leadership, crisis in Anambra community – CP

By Cyprian  Ebele, Onitsha

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP, Nnaghe Itam, has exonerated Presided Bola Tinubu from written and verbal attacks by Nigerians following the present  socio-economic and political quagmire which they accused Mr. President of being the cause.

Exonerating Mr. President from the accusation, while addressing the people of Mgbachu Nkpor Community, Idemili North Local Government Area, over leadership crisis at Abomili Estate, as two warring factions were threatening for a showdown, the CP reminded them that it is not President Tinubu that is the cause of their leadership crisis.

Counselling the two warring factions to be their brothers’ keepers, the CP, who was ably represented by the Commander of Anti Kidnapping Squad, Awkuzu, Mr. Ifeanyi Ibru, (CSP), reminded them that in the time of war the buildings they built and other structures would be destroyed.

“Lives may also be lost and funny enough you are brothers who should avoid war and live in peace  and not in pieces for the infrastructural development of your community. The best way to handle crisis is by discussion not confrontation,” the CP  enjoined them.

In his vote of thanks, the chairman, Board of Trustees, BOT, Abomili Mgbachu Association, Christian Okeke, commended the CP’s representative but said that the people had expected the CP to be physically present.

He assured the CP that the community will maintain peace pending the determination of the substantive  suit now pending in court over Abomili Estate leadership.

Okeke told newsmen later that the bone of contention was leadership of the estate disclosing that his junior brother, Chibuzor Okeke, has overstayed his welcome as chairman having served for 12 years.

“After 12 years the community resolved to conduct an election and it was conducted, Hon. Samuel Anikpe won. Since then Chibuzor has been frustrating his leadership to the extent that Chibuzor collaborated with the oppositions and dragged Ankpe to court, including myself, and others, there are many cases pending in court now and I will not because he is my brother ask him to continue in office after 12 years,” he stated.

Contributing, Anikpe corroborated the position of Okeke, stating that he was elected after 12 years of Chibuzor being in office.

“”What again does Chibuzor want when he did not render an account of stewardship for 12 years to the community. He disarmed the community vigilante group and my office was vandalized, the entire thing there looted, he operates with one Godwin Onwukw My case with Apiti is that he wants me to increase #20,000 loyalty he collects from land developers to #50,000 and I said no and that the #20,000 he is collecting should be looked into, that is my offence for him and he joined Chibuzor to frustrate my leadership.

“Contacted, Onwukwe who is the Odu of  the community, denied the allegations the duo of Dr Okeke and Anikpe leveled against himself and Chibuzor, stating that Chibuzor remains the chairman of Abomili Estate.

According to him, “The so-called BOT which Okeke claims to be the chairman is illegal. Okeke, in a bid to have his way into the estate, formed BOT,  Chibuzor has been the chairman of the Estate before the formation of the BOT by Okeke and his cohorts.

“For peace to reign Okeke and Anikpe should vacate Abomili Estate for Chibuzor Okeke, pending when a new executive will be elected as Anikpe was not democratically elected but rather appointed by Okeke

“I was the one that petitioned to the Commissioner of Police telling him about the atrocities being perpetrated in Mgbachu estate by the two self acclaimed leaders, I never talked about land issued but when Anikpe was asked to speak by the CP, he started talking about land,” he further disclosed.