The senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone,
Ifeanyi Ubah, has reacted to the suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni, a
community in Anaocha Local Government Area.
A suspension letter by Anambra State Commissioner for Local
Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Tony Collins Nwabunwanne, accused HRM Igwe
Damian Ezeani of not seeking clearance from the state government before
bestowing titles on people, including ‘persons with questionable character.’
The monarch had, during the Yuletide, conferred on Senator
Ubah the title of Odenjinji of Neni, which is similar to the title Soludo also
holds in his Isuofia community.
In his reaction, Ubah, who spoke with Dailypost in an interview, said: “The entire game is all about politics. Soludo is frustrated by my rising popularity. I’m not the only person to receive a chieftaincy title. Former Chief of Army Staff Buratai was honoured within the same period; Vice President Kashim Shettima was also honoured; Mr President was honoured in absentia. Why is my own different?”
Uba added: “The governor is frustrated by my acceptance and
popularity; he is jittery about the next governorship election, but I leave him
to his conscience.”
Ubah, in October 2023, defected from the Young Progressives
Party, YPP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He was later received into
the party in December, alongside another popular grassroots politician, Senator
Uche Ekwunife. This action set off an alarm about a possible alliance between
the two to unseat Soludo in the 2025 governorship election.
This may have sparked some emotions among members of the
ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the state government.
Anambra is one of the states that holds off-season
elections. Its governorship election would be due in 2025.
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