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I'm not against Soludo, we want peace in Ifitedunu - Udobi


High Chief Vincent Chukwukezie Udobi of Ifitedunu community in Dunukofia area says he is not fighting the Anambra State Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, but interested in enduring peace and tranquility in their community.

Udobi said he was personally involved in the electioneering activities of Soludo due to his conviction that he is fit and capable of moving Anambra to the next level of development.

"I hosted Prof. Charles Soludo during his electioneering activities and mobilize both human and material resources to ensure that he won in our area," he said.

Udobi said he has equally made enormous contributions in the development of Ifitedunu community.

"I have offered scholarship to several persons in Ifitedunu, built Ifitedunu Library and houses for widows as well played major role in the building of our civic centre", he said.

The community leader, also said the worry of most leaders in Ifitedunu was the reinstatement of the President-General, Uchenna Nwoye who is no longer fit by virtue of his conviction on criminal charges by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Udobi, however, said that since some leaders of Ifitedunu made their position clear on Nwoye, the Commissioner of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Mr. Collins Nwabunwanne threw himself into the matter, trying to pinch the community against Gov. Soludo.

He said, it was for the wrong usage of his office that he is asking Gov. Soludo to look into the activities of Nwabunwanne so as to prevent him from causing more harm to the image of the governor.

"I am a major stakeholder in All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. I sponsored a lot of programmes of the party in the last election. I am also a major stakeholder in Ifitedunu and Dunukofia, having sponsored a lot of projects in the area.

"Mr. Governor is doing well and commited stakeholders will like to prevent things that might adversely inhibit his second tenure," he said.

Udobi noted that what is happening in Ifitedunu in the case of Nwoye, is akin to one man standing against the entire community.

" We want peace in our community. The issue of Uchenna Nwoye has been overtaken by events. He has been convicted. It is a constitutional matter. Iam calling Anambra State Governor to intervene in this matter", he said.

It would be recalled that Nwabunwanne had on assumption of office as Commissioner, re-stated Nwoye as the President General of Ifitedunu community, which situation has left the community in serious crisis as some maintained that due process was not followed.

Udobi listed atrocities committed by Nwoye which among other things to include: attacks on the community's leaders, his conviction for criminal offence, parcellating and alleged selling of market shops at N2.5million each among others.

According to him, "the five village chairmen wrote and went to Nwabunwanne on the status of Nwoye viz-a-viz peace in our community, but he questioned why they came.

"Nwabunwanne even suspended Dunukofia Councillors because they paid a visit to my country home in Ifitedunu."

Udobi, said the role of Nwabunwanne in Ifitedunu crisis is purely personal and it is for this that Mr. Governor should remove him because he is causing more problems for him.

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