Sen. Ngige accuses Obiano of instigating communal crisis in Alor

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has accused the Anambra State government of instigating and fuelling intra-communal crises in his community, Alor, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state for political reasons.

He said that the tussle over the community’s traditional stool and that of the town’s union government were the creations of the state government. This, he alleged, has lasted for about eight years.

The minister made the accusation during the community’s annual general meeting and thanksgiving ceremony held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church field.

Ngige, a former governor of the state and also a former senator for Anambra Central Senatorial Zone, also accused the state government of disobeying court judgments which favoured Alor People’s Assembly led by Chief Uzoma Igbonwa as president-general.

“The executive here came through a court ordered election which we did February 17, 2019 based on the constitution, and the Anambra State government appealed that decision at the Court of Appeal.

“Some people in this town went to the Court of Appeal and said that they were caretakers. How can a caretaker man be going on appeal? What is your own there? You want to be caretaker forever?

“They started putting caretakers here since 2012. For eight years, they have been putting caretaker in Alor as a political weapon. We will come back to that because I will send a message to the governor and the government of Anambra State. I have been governor and I know what is involved there.

“You don’t treat a community like that. There are so many communities in Anambra State that are living in bondage without democratic government at their level.

“Anambra State government should leave Alor alone. We are practicing democracy here. We want to be electing our town’s government. And from our town’s government, we want to elect who also will be our Igwe as per our Alor people’s constitution. You can’t impose people on us.

Reacting to the allegations, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Don Adinuba, said that all the issues raised were in different courts and as such it would be improper for him to comment on them.