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Umueri traditional council condemns attempt to divide UGA leadership, sets up committee to meet PG Metchie for reconcilation
The Umueri Royal cabinet has condemned in strong terms, attempt by a few executive members of the Umueri General Assembly (UGA) to cause division in the community and warned the trouble makers to stop their illegal activities or face dire consequences.
It would be recalled that some members of UGA executive had last week paraded a document in which they claimed that a vote of no confidence was passed against the President General of UGA, Ambassador John Metchie and his deputy.
But in quick response, majority of UGA executive members passed a vote of confidence on Amb. Metchie and his deputy and declared the purported vote of no confidence as illegal, adding that the purveyors were jokers who had no mandate of the people.
In the same vein, many organisations, including Umueri elders, women, youth and others wrote several letters and petitions to the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, condemning the said trouble makers and reaffirmed their support and solidarity with Dr. Metchie and his team while listing the various achievements recorded by Metchie barely one year and three months in office.
But rising from an emergency meeting on Sunday, the Umueri Royal Cabinet said it has waded into the matter and has taken some decisions in order to bring lasting peace to the community.
In a communiqué signed by Princess Prince Ngozi Okoye (Adaigbo), Secretary, Umueri Royal Cabinet, the Cabinet said the factional UGA executive acted illegally by parading a purported vote of no confidence without consultation with the Rotal Cabinet and Elders in Council.
It also frowned against media attacks on PG Metchie and Igwe Benneth Emeka and warned perpetrators to stop such activities with immediate effect, warning that there would be severe consequences, including legal action against any person that repeats such.
The Royal Cabinet also set up a four-man committee to met with PG Metchie with a view of finding lasting peace in the community.
The Communiqué said- We the Umueri Royal cabinet and indi Itchies have waded into this matter after a high level meeting held yesterday, Sunday July 16, 2023 and discussed and agreed as follows:
1. That the publication and vote of no confidence on the Umueri President General by Nine UGA executives without first consulting the cabinet and Ndi Itchies is condemned
2. That all the insults and defamations on the person of Igwe Okebo II and PG Metchie is an effrontery on Umueri as a whole and should stop immediately
3. That all other write ups in all WhatsApp platforms of Umueri including villages and print media should seize henceforth.
4. Additionally, Umueri has no autonomous status yet, any person or quarter is parading himself or themselves as Igwe of himself or theirselves is impersonating and should be charged as so and accordingly with immediate effect in the court of law.
5. That any person found or caught or seen in contravention to the above shall be prosecuted without further warning.
6. Four subcommittee led by High Chief Egbema shall meet with PG Chief Johnny Metchie on Wednesday, 19th July, 2023 as a matter of urgency towards resolution of the crisis.
We assure everybody of a positive intervention in the matter.
The Enugu State Government has suspended His Royal Majesty, Igwe Eze William Ezugwu, the traditional ruler of Ibagwa Ogbozalla Opi Autonomous Community, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu state.
The state government accused Igwe Ezugwu of violating provisions of the state’s Traditional Rulers Law.
In a letter of suspension dated September 24, the Enugu State Government cited his alleged failure to constitute his cabinet, failure to establish a Town Union governing body, and persistent conduct deemed inconsistent with the laws governing traditional rulers in the state.
The suspension comes barely three weeks after Igwe William Ezugwu received NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi at his palace in Opi, Nsukka LGA, where he reportedly blessed Obi’s presidential ambition.
The Deputy Commander of Operation Rainbow, CSP (Chief Superintendent of Police) Dennis David Babale, has been killed after gunmen suspected to be Fulani Bandits ambushed personnel of the security outfit along the Bokkos-Barkin Ladi road in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Operation Rainbow is a State-backed community security and intelligence-gathering outfit in Plateau State, Nigeria, originally established in 2010 under former Governor Jonah Jang and recently revamped by Governor Caleb Mutfwang to combat rural violence and beef up grassroots security.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 4:06 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 when the personnel, travelling in a Toyota Hilux vehicle, came under attack by unidentified gunmen.
Troops of Sector 4, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), responded to a distress report and moved to the location of the attack.
Sources told reporters that Babale sustained gunshot wounds during the ambush and was evacuated to the General Hospital, Barkin Ladi, for medical attention.
Following the attack, troops, working alongside personnel of other security agencies, launched offensive operations and a manhunt for the assailants within the general area.
Security forces have intensified efforts to track the attackers and prevent further attacks along the route.
Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative at the World Meteorological Organization, Prof. Charles Anosike and other Chief Executive Officers of similar agencies across the world, have concluded a one week high level dialogue on Climate Science Information for Climate Finance and the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange (SOFE) in Beijing, China.
The event which was hosted by World Meteorological Organization (WMO), took place from September 14 to 18, 2026 and featured discussions on: strengthening the role and leadership development of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in mobilizing climate finance; aligning scientific and technical capabilities with risk-informed, people-centred early warning systems; shifting from technical assistance to sustainable investments by expanding practical cooperation between meteorological frameworks and multilateral financing entities; and support to NMHSs leadership on strengthening strategic thinking and fostering productive partnerships.
Held back-to-back with the High-level dialogue was the 53rd Senior Official Field Exchange to Fujian Province for first-hand exposure to the implementation of Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap and Universal (MAZU) platform – China’s AI-driven meteorological early warning solution in support of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative and disaster risk reduction practices through technical exchanges, field visits and peer learning.
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