Chairman Progressive Traditional Rulers Council,His Royal Majesty,Eze Ofoegbu has called on South East governors to make availability the 5% local government allocation due to traditional rulers in their various States to enable them take care of vigilantes who cumb the bushes and checkmate the dangerous activities going on in rural areas.
Eze Ofoegbu who made the call, advised that government should properly scrutinize the people they are given staff of office as most traditional rulers are not domicile in their country homes or autonomous communities, adding that autonomous communities are headquarters for illicit acts and nobody can handle it than the traditional rulers on ground.
The diawa 1 of Umudiawa ancient kingdom noted that traditional rulers should have markets and school pointing it as a taboo for two or more traditional rulers to share one market or school, as it does not represent a good developmental strides
Contrary to the news flying around about the fallen standard of the traditional institution in Abia State,Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu said there’s nothing like the fallen standard in the Traditional Rulers administration of the State,while he added that the Royal Renaissance Group speaks for themselves alone and should not generalize on matters concerning the Traditional Institution in Abia .
He further stated that his throne has shown transparency , keeping with the norms,values and traditional principles in tandem with the laws of the land expected of every Traditional Ruler.
Eze Ofoegbu however maintained that it was wrong to associate the Traditional Institution in Abia State with the misconducts of some Royal Fathers,as he questioned the rationale behind the Renaissance Group to change the traditional institution and on whose instructions they’re acting upon.
Eze Ofoegbu also urged them to desist from anything that will divide or reduce the pedigree of the traditional institution in the State.
The revered traditional ruler urged them to channel their reservations to the appropriate quarters for proper corrections to be made and not to rub it on the pedigree of the Traditional Rulers in Abia State who have over time upheld the tenets of their Royal Images.
He went on to emphasize on the attack on farmers across South East which according to him has created hunger all over the places.
Ofoegbu also frowned at the level of food importations like yam, cassava and red oil which is the major food for Ndi Igbo and wondered why the South East leaders are not making efforts to fight terrors saying that it is not encouraging productivity on that direction.
“We buy yam and other food crops during our new yam festival and other festivals because herdsmen has taken over our farm lands and nobody says anything about it”
He says that fear has gripped the farmers because others who lost their lives in that course died just like that and is the genesis of today’s hunger in the land.
The chairman of the progressive traditional rulers call for a minute silence for the late President general of ohanaeze ndigbo worldwide Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, while praying for his soul to continue to rest in peace.
