By Uzo Ugwunze
The Traditional Ruler of Ndiowu community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Royal Highness, Igwe Ben Chibuzor Okekeifi, has called on Ndiowu sons and daughters to unite and rebuild their community following the appointment of a new caretaker committee by the Anambra State Government.
Speaking to Newsmen in his palace on November 9, 2026 the monarch described the intervention by Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration as a necessary step towards ending the prolonged leadership crisis, restoring confidence among stakeholders and laying a solid foundation for peace and development.
According to Igwe Okekeifi, the new Ndiowu Town Union Caretaker Committee, led by Mazi Chibuzor Jonathan Okoli, popularly known as Joe Japan (Agu N’achi Ochi), is expected to stabilise the community, reconcile aggrieved parties and organise a credible election that will usher in a substantive town union administration.
Igwe Okekeifi, who expressed confidence in the new leadership assured the committee of his full support and cooperation, describing its assignment as a critical opportunity to give Ndiowu a fresh beginning.
“This is a defining moment for Ndiowu. The intervention of the Anambra State Government and the appointment of a new caretaker committee represent the necessary steps towards bringing our people together again, restoring peace and rebuilding the foundations of our community,” Okekeifi said.
He noted that years of disagreements, particularly those surrounding the town union constitution, had created divisions and distracted the community from pursuing collective development, and urged the committee to discharge its responsibilities with fairness, transparency, humility and genuine commitment to all Ndiowu people.
The monarch appealed to all community leaders, elders, women groups, youths, village representatives and Ndiowu indigenes in the diaspora to rally behind the new leadership and put aside differences, stressing that no individual or group is greater than Ndiowu.
He urged the committee to prioritise reconciliation, engage all stakeholders and ensure a credible and transparent process leading to the election, assuring that the traditional institution would continue to provide fatherly guidance and support.
“Together, we can rebuild Ndiowu. Together, we can restore its dignity. Together, we can make Ndiowu great again. Let peace reign, let unity prevail and let the development of our community be our common priority,” he declared.
Uzo Ugwunze is of the Anambra State Ministry of Information and Value Reformation