Oraukwu community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State is in turmoil over the selection of a new igwe for the town.
The turmoil is caused by the communities inability to agree on how best to choose a new igwe to replace the late igwe who died more than five years ago.
The misunderstanding is between those who stand their ground that the constitution of the town must be strictly adhered to in selecting a new monarch for the community and those who feel that certain conservative measures should be dropped in order to make the selection a lot easier.
While speaking to news men in his palace, the Reagent of Oraukwu, Chief F.N. Chiedu disclosed that his cabinet insisted that the constitution of the term must be strictly followed to the later in selecting the new traditional ruler.
The Reagent who was surrounded by members of his cabinet said he would not compromise the constitution of Oraukwu Community in order to produce an unpopular candidate for the town.
“Igweship in the town rotate around the villages and that the village whose turn its to produce the Igwe produces three candidates out of whom one would be elected.”
“the election is usually done by members of Reagent-In-Council, members of executive of the Town Union, and one representative from each of the villages”.
He was unhappy at the situation whereby some members of the community wanted to bypass the provisions of the constitution to impose a candidate on the town as the traditional ruler.
The Reagent said that the group committed abomination by breaking into his House on December 30, 2015 when he was not around and pretentiously posed in photograph as having presented the elected Igwe to him.
meanwhile neither himself nor members of Regent-In-Council was around when the group came and later went around to announce that they were received by him.
“What they did was an abomination against Oraukwu and they have to sacrifice to cleanse the land before we go back to discuss the issue of installing Igwe”.
He called on both Idemili North Local government and the Anambra state government not to recognize any person who may be presented by any group of people outside the Reagent-In-Council as the Igwe of Oraukwu community.
The Reagent also warned the mischief makers to drop their antics and toe the part of peace in the interest of all and sundry.
Present at the briefing include Chief B.C. Ochndo, Chief Onwurah Ichie S.S. Omeni, Ichie J.N. Okakpu, Ichie B.C. Onyekwulume, Ichie A.O. Ogobido and Ichie F.I. Arinze all members of reagent-in-council.
