Nanka Monarch, PG Dismiss Chieftaincy Crisis Rumours

The traditional ruler of Nanka Community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Godwin Ezeilo and the President General of Nanka Patriotic Union (NPU), Chief Paul Chinedu have dismissed rumours of a chieftaincy crisis in the community.

The Nanka monarch and the PG made the clarification during a press conference at the Igwe’s palace, Ifite Nanka.The press conference which was on behalf of the entire Nanka people, home and abroad, comprising and ably represented from the Indigenous seven villages: Agbiligba, Enugwu, Ifite, Amako, Umudala, Ubahu and Etti was held to correct the erroneous impression created at an earlier press conference by one Sir. Ben Okeke said to be representing the Ezeokweghi/Ezeofor Ward/family on the 18th of August, 2020.


According to a statement read by PG, Chinedu: ” Nanka Community condemns the inaccurate and fallacious impression by Sir Ben Okeke in his press conference claiming there is leadership crisis in Nanka.

“The purveyors of such claims who are self seeking and self serving, represent only themselves in their quest to corner the chieftaincy stool of Nanka, thereby positioning their generations to be kings forever. Ezeokweghi/Ezeofor family is just one administrative ward out of twenty three operational wards recognized by the NPU and Nanka Town Union and Chieftaincy Constitution 2011.

“The key important provision of Nanka Constitution which include that of 1977 and 2011 states that ‘Chieftaincy at Nanka is not hereditary…’ the later provided for democratic and rotational Chieftaincy Stool in Nanka.

“It may interest you to note that Chief Sir. C. C. Obele and Sir. Ben Okeke as representatives of the Ezeokweghi/Ezeofor family participated in the meetings that produced the draft which was the harmonization of Nanka Chieftaincy Constitution 1977 and NPU Constitution 1990 that later became the 2011 Constitution.

“The Nanka Town Union and Chieftaincy Constitution, 2011 became the extant law in the administration of affairs in Nanka. Moreover, Igwe Gilbert Oformata as the Grand Patron was in attendance. Chief Ben Okeke and their Ezeokweghi/Ezeofor Ward fully participated when the 2011 constitution was used to elect NPU officers,” they said.



In his remarks, Igwe Ezeilo said that Crisis in Nanka Community was a figment of Sir Ben Okeke and other few individuals’ warped imagination.

“It is bad Sir Ben Okeke did not state that he and his backers initiated the suit which triggered other cases that have so far woefully failed to give semblance of crisis in Nanka.

Moreover, one of Nanka’s legal advisers and Harmonization Committee head, Barr Clifford Iloegbunam Okoye argued that if Sir Ben Okeke and his cohorts alleged fraud and forgery of the 2011 Constitution, the accusers should provide the genuine 2011 Constitution from which it was forged from.

Ezeokweghi/Ezeofor Royal Family dissatisfied with the constitution accused the town union executives of foisting unacceptable constitution on the town, vowing that they would fight against the amended constitution, using all legal means.

The family also accused the union of misleading the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in ordering for indefinite suspension of cases in the court. They alleged that the constitution was not amended by the town but was tinkered by few selected individuals who wanted to create crisis and tension in the town for their selfish interest.

The leader of family, Chief Ben Okeke said during a press briefing in Awka, Anambra State capital that after the purported amendment of the constitution, the then traditional ruler refused to signed it because it was inconsistent with the tradition and custom of the town.

According to him, on presentation of the purported amended constitution to the public , the family reported cases of forgery to the police which was investigated those responsible were charged to court.

He stated that in 2011, four indigenes of the town, in a bid to thwart the will of the people, forged Nanka Patriotic Union constitution, merged two villages, depriving them chance of producing a monarch.

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