The members of the Igbodo Central Executive Council have decried bitterly the Obi’s aggressive ways of relating to his subject.
Speaking with Elder Comrade, John Egbubike, from Idumo-Obior, disclosed that the Igbodo community is being ruled by a dictatorship from the Obi who take advantage of the people.
He said, most of us in this community live in fear because our freedom is being touched. while the union of the Igbodo Development Union and the Central Executive Committee has been illegally and unconstitutionally dissolved.
He added, that the Obi issued a warning that no member of the Central Executive Council should hold a meeting in his community and also accused them of alleged non-cooperation with him and the leadership of the Obi in Council.
In the same vein, Barr. Azikiwe Lawrence an indigen from Idumogbe disclosed that the issue has been on the ground for the past four years, when he forcefully removed the CEC from office.
It would be recalled that the crisis began when, the Obi reappointed a nonqualified person, as the new President General of the Igbodo Community. “Presently he takes decisions on his own without the concern of his subjects and threatens anyone who goes against his orders. A development which did not go down well with the majority of the community people (at home and abroad)
He said, our appeal is that
that the government should come to our aid to help solve these issues in our community.
Speaking with the Obi of Igbodo, HRM, Obi (Barr.) Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osadume 1 on the issue, said it’s unfortunate that some set of chiefs in his community are causing conflicts and creating disunity in Igbodo.
According to him, he is the paramount ruler of the community, and he refused to be cowed by some set of chiefs that tagged themselves as the cabal of the community.
On the reason why they should not hold secret meeting behind him in the community he said, these set of people are known as agents of conflicts and trouble makers within the community.
I don’t want problem rising from decisions taken in their meeting. So the best is for the police to stop them for now, until they are ready to work in peace.
Like I said, I am not oppressing my people, either am I using unconstitutional rights not to allow the C.E.C government to function properly, all I want is peace in my community and that is my stand. he stressed.
