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Chieftaincy tussle tears Ngige’s community apart

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By GEOFFREY ANYANWU, Awka
The peaceful com­munity of Alor in Idemili South lo­cal government of Anambra State has been thrown into crisis follow­ing alleged connivance of some government officials with few natives of the community to enthrone a monarch against the cus­toms and wishes of the people.
Consequently, tension, ap­prehension and war drums have become the order of the day in the community, which is popularly called Alor Lon­don, the home of former gov­ernor of the state and sitting Senator representing Anam­bra Central Senatorial Dis­trict, Dr. Chris Ngige.
Trouble started when the Caretaker Committee of Alor put in place by the state gov­ernment declared the stool of the late monarch, Igwe Ja­pheth Nkwoka vacant against the constitution of Alor Peoples Convention and the committee’s terms of refer­ence from state government, and directed the Ifite section of Alor whose turn it was to nominate the next Igwe (mon­arch) to nominate candidate or candidates for the Igweship stool.
Even in Ifite section of Alor, the activities of the Caretaker Committee have allegedly led to confusion and disagree­ments resulting in Ifite sec­tion producing two parallel individuals from two villages – Mr. Chinedu Okonkwo, and Mr. Emeka Ikegwogu, now parade themselves as the Igwe-elect or traditional rul­ers of Alor, when they were yet to make presentations to Alor Peoples’ Convention for screening and final approval in accordance to the Constitu­tion of Alor Peoples’ Conven­tion.
The community is threat­ening to sue the state govern­ment, for allegedly meddling in its internal affairs and pre­venting it from democrati­cally electing the community leaders, the monarch inclu­sive
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