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‘It’s Political’, Ubah Slams Soludo For Suspending Monarch Over Chieftaincy Tittle

The senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, berated the Governor of the state Professor, Charles Soludo, over his suspension of the traditional ruler of Neni in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Damian O. Ezeani.

Osun Defender reports that Ezeani was suspended on Monday for conferring a chieftaincy title on Ubah.

Uba was given conferred the title of ‘Odenjinji’ of Neni, by the monarch during the yuletide which is similar to the title the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, also holds in his Isuofia community.

The suspension letter signed by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, TonyCollins Nwabunwanne, accused the monarch of not seeking clearance from the state government before bestowing titles on people, including “persons with questionable character.”

Uba while reacting to the suspension of the monarch in a statement on Tuesday, said the move was political.

He wondered why the Governor chose to suspend only Ezeani when other traditional rulers also conferred titles on dignitaries during the same period.

He said, “The entire game is all about politics. Soludo is frustrated by my rising popularity.

“I am not the only person that received a chieftaincy title. Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur 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?

“The governor is frustrated by my acceptance and popularity; he is jittery about the next governorship election, but I leave him to his conscience.”

Reacting to the development, Soludo’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said, “Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has always been a serial governorship contestant and each time, the people reject him at the polls.

“So, Soludo, who enjoys the overwhelming support of Ndi Anambra, cannot be jittery of such a person. Anambra is APGA land and the people are fully behind Soludo.”

Aburime insisted that the monarch was suspended because he violated the Code of Conduct for traditional rulers in Anambra and with no political undertones whatsoever.

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