Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has issued a stern warning to the warring communities in the state to resolve their differences over the disputed Elueke land within two weeks.
As a follow-up to our previous report, the governor emphasized the need for peace and reconciliation between the people of Umuobor, Akaeze, and Ogwor, Ishiagu.
“I called for this meeting to reconcile the aggrieved brothers of Akaeze and Ishiagu Communities in Ivo Local Government Area. Peace is all about give and take. We are all here to make sacrifices and submit to the will of the people. What the people want is peace, law and order and that is the mandate they gave me.”
“It is very shameful that the people of Umobor and Ogwor have allowed wars to tear them apart. You may not know the meaning of the peace you enjoy until you lose it, that is when you will know the meaning of absence of peace.”
The governor has constituted a committee to visit the boundary and work out modalities for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
