The people of Obiangwu community in Ngor Okpala local government area of Imo State, have alerted the governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma over the clandestine plan to cause bloodshed, breakdown of law and order in in the community by one Chief G. C. Nwosu.
The community, which is the host to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, under the auspices of Concerned Citizens of Obiangwu, accused Nwosu of surreptitiously obtaining a court judgement and willfully excluding the major part of the community as defendants in the said suit.
The community’s views were contained in a letter they sent to the governor through the Sole administrator of Ngor Okpala local government area on October 4, 2022.
In the said letter, the community also accused Chief Nwosu of going to government offices in Owerri and seeking recognition as the traditional ruler of the community.
They described the judgement as miscariage of justice, adding that they had accused the Judge of bias before now but nobody listened to them.
They noted that before the judge took up that suit, another judge, Justice F. I. Duruoha-Igwe had equally stated that the first Eze of the community should come from Umuwaoma Obiangwu, where James Diala hails from.
They therefore vowed to resist any attempts to recognize Nwosu as the traditional ruler of the community, saying if Rochas Okorocha’s pronouncement should failed to stand, then, James Diala should be pronounced as the Eze in accordance with Obiangwu town union constitution.
They noted that before that judgement, there was already a subsisting matter involving the concerned villages and persons including Nwosu as defendants.
In the letter signed by a community leader, High Chief Okere Fidelis Ndu; the regent, Prince Monday Mgbemena; president of Onyeaghalanwanneya Youths and SA(Markets) to Ngor Okpala North Development Centre, Comrade Chukwuma Anuforo, among others, the community said, “We the good people of Obiangwu Autonomous Community in Ngor Okpala LGA (concerned citizens) wish to draw the attention of your Excellence, the executive governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma to the clandestine plan to cause bloodshed, breakdown of law and order in Obiangwu.
“There is an urgent need to stop this very desperate man from causing anarchy and bloodshed in Obiangwu Autonomous Community as the information reaching us claims that he is going around government offices, trying to convince and confuse government officials to recognize him as the traditional ruler (Eze) of the community by brandishing copies of a clandestine, tricky and sectional court judgment he has just obtained at Owerri High Court in which the major and the most Senior sections of the community was not involved or part of.
“Any attempt to accord recognition to this Chief G.C Nwosu, is bound to cause confusion, anarchy breakdown of law and order, including bloodshed in Obiangwu Autonomous Community.
“Will feel it is the duty of government to ensure that justice and equity are served to all sections of the community in Obiangwu and beyond, to avert a breakdown of law and order.
“Egbelu Obiangwu which is the most senior section of the community was never notified or made part of the suit which Chief G.C Nwosu is now brandishing it’s Judgment before government officials as representing the whole of Obiangwu Community.
“This is very misleading and capable of causing anarchy, breakdown of law and order, perhaps, including bloodshed in Obiangwu Community.
“Our plea and Prayers:
“That government should ignore Chief G.C Nwosu’s trap and trick and ask him to wait until the suit No HOW/562/18 before Justice Njaka in Owerri High Court is concluded, since it involves all the three (3) sections, and represents the interest of the whole community as against his own sectional Court judgment which involved him and Mr. Samuel Ordu only.
“The people of Obiangwu needs peace, hence the need to allow all the litigations concerning the Ezeship stool to be concluded before according anybody recognition.
“There can only be peace in Obiangwu if all the litigations are allowed to be concluded and a clear winner emerges.
“Any attempt to accord recognition on any body, including Chief G.C. Nwosu when there is still a subsisting case in which he is one of the defendants and he is participating actively in the court case, will be met with total resistance, physical fighting and perhaps, will lead to something unimaginable.
“We, the concerned citizens of Obiangwu solidly believe and trust in the tested wisdom of our amiable governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma. And that Senator Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo State that we know cannot be deceived or tricked into according recognition to any person when there is still a pending or subsisting case on the matter/stool of Obiangwu Autonomous Community”.
