..Says Herders/Farmers Clashes Reason for Food Scarcity, Hike in Food Stuff
..Commends Soludo for Improved Security, Infrastructural Development
By Uzo Ugwunze
The Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC), His Royal Majesty Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Eze Iweka III of Obosi Ukwalla Kingdom) has called for restraint on the killing of Sixteen (16) Northerners tagged hunters at Uromi , Edo State urging the Federal Government to find lasting solution to Herders clashes with Farmers which has both local and national consequences on Nigerian citizens.
Eze Iweka III made the call while addressing newsmen in his Palace describing the Uromi killings as unfortunate and condemnable.
The Royal Father pleaded with the federal government to find a lasting and permanent solution to crisis between herders and farmers which according to him has led to the killings of many Nigerians across the country.
According to him, the Federal government should as a matter of urgency find lasting and permanent solution to the crisis between herders and farmers because many precious lives have been lost across the country. Farmers don’t go to their farm anymore because of fear of killer herdsmen”
“These recurring crises of herders and farmers has contributed to the food shortage in the country thereby creating hunger and sufferings among many Nigerians.
Eze Iweka III advised against revenge or Northerners deciding to retaliate because doing so would mostly affect or cost the lives of innocent people who were not part of killings adding that the reprisal killings which happened in 1966 where innocent Nigerians were massacred for what they did not know anything about should not be allowed to repeat itself in Nigeria.
He further commended the Inspector General of Police for the reported arrest of the man who in a viral video, threatened mass killing of southerners living in the North.
Speaking on the security situation in Anambra state, the traditional ruler commended the Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo for taking the bull by the horns through the Launching of Operation Udo ga achi/Agu-nechemba security outfit which he said has reduced crime to the barest minimum in Anambra state.
” Our Governor Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo has done much on security, we all know that crime cannot be totally eradicated but Gov. Soludo through his wisdom created this Udo ga achi/Agu-nechemba which we can all see the effects. Crime has drastically reduced to the barest minimum”.
Igwe Iweka further applauded governor Soludo for the wonderful infrastructural developments put in place by his administration in the state and many other projects across different sectors. He advocated that governor Soludo should be given the chance to complete the monumental projects he has started.