There was jubilation in Nawfia Community, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday, as leaders of the community, who were previously sacked by the state government returned to office after court judgment.
An Anambra High Court sitting in Ogidi recently overruled Anambra State government, by returning the executive leaders of the community back to office, after they were sacked.
At the maiden meeting of the newly installed executive, indigenes of the community expressed happiness, saying that the reinstatement was a sign that government’s decision to remove them in the first place was wrong.
President General of the newly reinstated executive, Mr Nathan Enemuo who presided over the meeting assured that the leadership of the community will ensure peace in the community.
“We will continue to work to ensure peace in the community. Having been reinstated, our tenure will elapse in the next 47 days, and we are working to ensure smooth election of another set of executive.”
The meeting was attended by several personalities in the community, including the traditional ruler of the community, priests and religious, among other indigenes.
The community had been in crisis, following leadership tussle, which had broken it into factions, with each running parallel leadership.
A press release signed by the Publicity Secretary of
Nawfia Town Union, Gabriel Obineme said the Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Prince Chikodili Aniefuna introduced members of his 5 man panel at the meeting and informed that they would meet soon after to discuss and announce guide lines for the elections of the next Executive Committee for the town union.
He also quoted the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Town Union and Legal Adviser of Beluolisa Nwofor, SAN as informing the meeting that the Enemuo – led Exco of the Town was following due process in all their actions, and that having been restored into the office they would also be guided by the Rule of Law in all their actions.
