The forum of Labour Party State House of Assembly candidates in Anambra State has cautioned the state governor, Prof Charles Soludo, over his recent actions which, he said, were capable of throwing the state into anarchy. He is asking him to have a change of mind.
Some of the actions, the forum said, were the burning and destruction of wares of street hawkers in Awka and the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni community, H.R.H Igwe Damian O. Ezeani, for conferring a chieftaincy title on Senator Ifeanyi Uba, adding that the actions were wicked and capable of throwing the state into anarchy.
The warning was contained in a statement issued by the coordinator of the group, Mr. Obinna Okafor, yesterday and made available to Daily Trust in Awka.
The forum asked the governor to pay adequate compensation within 21 days to the traders who were affected by the action of the state government.
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Okafor said failure to pay compensation within 21 days, the group would encourage its members to seek redress in court against the government.
The statement said without violation of any law, on the 8th of January 2024, the Government of Anambra State, through the office of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs suspended the Traditional Ruler of Neni community, H.R.H Igwe Damian O. Ezeani, for conferring a chieftaincy title on a serving senator.
He further stated that on January 16, 2024, there were viral videos on social media of public destruction and burning of goods and wares of some street hawkers in Awka by men armed with cutlasses and axes, working in the office of Awka Capital Territory Authority, noting that such actions were capable of triggering crisis in the state.
“As much as we are not encouraging the disobedience to existing laws in the state; from our investigations, there was no existing law/code of conduct prohibiting Anambra State Traditional Rulers from conferring Chieftaincy Titles on non-indigenes of their communities.
