BY ORLU JOSEPH ORLU
The people of Uru community in Isi-Ogwa, Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State over the weekend rejected the imposition of a retired secondary school principal, Mr. Reuben Chukwuagwu as one of the aspirants for the position of the president-general of Uru Improvement Union (UIU).
Ogwareports gathered that the non-acceptability of Chukwuagwu, who was contesting against the immediate past national financial secretary of UIU, Mr. Adolphus Jacob Nnadi, by majority of indigenes of the community.
The rejection of the presidential aspirant, however led to the cancellation of the election, billed to hold on Saturday, July 30, 2011 while a new date for the election is yet to be fixed.
It was further gathered the non-acceptability of the former principal was based on a report he allegedly wrote to Imo State Primary Education Board (SPEB), where he accused the community of forcefully taking away a piece of land belonging to the community’s primary school.
A member of the community, Mr. Nnamdi Onuoha told Ogwareports that, though, SPEB had concluded investigation on the said allegation and found out that the said piece of land does not belong, Chukwuagwu cannot become a leader in the community he intended to destroy.
“We thank God that SPEB conducted their investigations and found out that Mr. Reuben Chukwuagwu told a lie against this community. We are not saying his kindred; Ndikpa should not produce the next president-general.
“We are not saying that our zoning arrangement is no longer there, but what we are saying is that Ndikpa should give us a responsible candidate. We will not accept Mr. Chukwuagwu, he has shown us that he cannot be a good leader,” he said.
Meanwhile, the people of Umuokwaraebere Kindred in Uru community have decried the call on the immediate past national financial secretary of UIU, Mr. Adolphus Jacob Nnadi to step down from the presidential race and accept the post of vice President-General of the union.
In a statement signed by the general secretary of Okwarabere Family Union (OFU), Anayo Onukwugha, which was obtained by Ogwareports said the call was undemocratic, pointing out Nnadi remained one of the most qualified candidates to move the community forward.
“The call on our son, Adolphus Jacob Nnadi, former national financial secretary of UIU to step down for whoever would come from the other side as presidential candidate is undemocratic.
“Nnadi is unarguably one of the most qualified candidates for the presidential seat and we view every attempt aimed at frustrating him from clinching the post of president-general of Uru as unacceptable”, the statement said.
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