RESIDENTS OF AMAWBIA COMMUNITY, IN AWKA SOUTH LGA OF ANAMBRA STATE STAGED A PEACEFUL PROTEST 28-12-24
By Sadiq Aminu Some residents of Amawbia community, in Awka South local Government Area of Anambra State, have staged a peaceful protest over what they described as multiple crisis creating disunity in their town.
The protesters numbering about 400 barricaded the entrance of the State Government House along the Enugu-Onitsha Highway Awka, with placards with various inscriptions such as; Current Amawbia Town Union ATU corrupt , We don’t want trouble in Amawbia, election will bring trouble, we want peace in Amawbia, new constitution before election, ” we want support from Governor Soludo to create a better Amawbia, Give us fresh electoral committee, We want election with new electoral committee, among others.
They were chanting songs of solidarity while calling on Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to give them urgent attention by resolving the crisis rocking their community at the moment.
According to them, illegal sale of community lands by some land grabbers in the town, inability to elect a traditional ruler, a president general and factional leadership crisis were some of the major challenges disrupting the peace in the community.
Their Spokesman, Mr Emma Okafor, appealled to Governor Soludo to set up a committee to look into the matters that had been fuelling crisis in the community.
He said the purpose of the protest was to let the State Government know what Amawbia community was currently passing through under the leadership of the president general of the town.
They appealed to Governor Soludo to cancel the forthcoming President General election scheduled to hold on the 30th December, 2024 as they can not afford to conduct an election amidst crisis.
” We want the PG election cancel. Four out of the six contesters of the election has no confidence with the electoral committee, the process should be cancelled. Our community has been taken over by land grabbers, sponsor by people who does not want peace to reign in our town. We want peace. We want peace and unity in our community. The government should set up a committee to look into the matters”.
Receiving their protest letter, the government officials present at the Government House promised the people that the governor would attend to their challenges in no distance time.
They also urged them to maintain peace to avoid break down of law and order.