…It’s witchunt – Monarch
From Henrietta Ashikodi, Umuahia
The Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah has noted that Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu of Umudiawa kingdom in Umuahia, was suspended because of insubordination and flagrant disregard to the instructions of the council and not his affinity with President Bola Tinubu or deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu.
Eze Mbah revealed that the suspension was dated 6th June 2025 but was surprised that in a recent online news report with a headline, “Abia State Government Suspends Monarch Over Alleged Support for Tinubu, Benjamin Kalu”.
He said the report was malicious and unfounded
He explained the content of the letter which he equally made available to the press was not ambiguous and did not mention Mr. President nor the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.
” The suspension letter was not ambiguous. It reads in parts; Our letter, dated 6th June 2025, refers; consequent upon your consistent and flagrant disregard to the instructions of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers , with respect to your parading a parallel South East Traditional Rulers Council, (code named South East Progressive Traditional Rulers Forum, Ndigbo Progressive Traditional Rulers Forum),
“Causing Rift amongst the traditional rulers of the South East, ably led by HRM Eze Dr. E.C. Okeke, and bringing Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers to disrepute and dishonour to the State Government.
“You are hereby suspended from the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers for six (6) months.
Mbah added that the letter that suspended Eze Ofoegbu does not in any way suggest that it is because of his attitude or behaviour towards any political official, not even President Tinubu or Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, rather it is because of his disrespect to the Council’s instructions as regards to running a parallel association.
The monarch insisted that the online report was aimed at creating acrimony between the traditional institution in Abia state, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.
He therefore advised all Abians, South Easterners and Nigerians at large to disregard the purported publication, saying that it is the handwork of individuals who agree to be hired to cause problems and fuel disunity among the people
It could be recalled that the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers in March this year, disbanded all traditional rulers’ associations operating in parallel with various State Traditional Rulers Councils in the South East, a decision that was contained in a communiqué released by the 9th Assembly of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers after its meeting held at JAAC House, Umuahia and publicised widely.
Eze Ofoegbu while reacting insisted that his suspension will not stand the test of time, and maintained that it was a witchunt.
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