Kwechiri Security: Is Uzo-Uwani council chair sincere to his people?

Chairman of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Council of Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Ezugwu, has made a bold step – at least, in words. He launched “Operation Kwechiri” security outfit to fight insecurity in all corners of his council.

Announcing his resolve to serve his people peace, Ezugwu tried to boost the confidence of Governor Peter Mbah’s representatives who attended the event on Thursday. Particularly interesting were his readiness “to lay down my life for the people of Uzo-Uwani”.

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It was, of course, a careless hyperbolic rhetoric but the governor’s officials played along nice.

The Senior Special Assistant Security, Mr. Vincent Onyeabor, who represented the governor, expressed joy as he could “see the support, empowerment and other things being provided” for the safety of Uzo-Uwani.

Uzo-Uwani has witnessed recurrent, deadly attacks since 2016. The Nimbo massacre – where over 500 armed Fulani herdsmen swooped on the sleeping villages of Ekwuru, Nimbo-Ngwoko, Ugwuijoro, Ebor, Enugu-Nimbo, Umuome, and Ugwuachara and slaughtered nearly 100 people – occurred in Uzo-Uwani.

That time, the chairman of their Local Government, like the present one, talked tough; former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi wept and promised “accelerated help”. But those were empty words; they came to nothing. And Fulani herdsmen has continued to kill people in their numbers without consequences ever since then.

While the people hope that Ezugwu’s “Operations Kwechiri” security meets it’s purposes, a lot of others are sceptical that the launch was yet another political event – like many others.

Until a Fulani herdsman – even one person – is prosecuted for the killings, then there is nothing any politician can to say to convince a common man in Uzo-Uwani that anyone really mean to “lay down” his life for them? After all these people watched Barr. Chijioke Ezugwu and state officials leave after the speech, well shielded by armed guards.

Former PDP spokesman, Ologbondiyan, defects to another party

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Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has just announced his resignation. He is no longer going to be part of PDP; he has dumped the party and moved on.

Ologbondiyan wrote, yesterday, to the Chairman of Okekoko Ward (Ward 09) – his ward – which is in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Then, he proceeded to share the letter on his verified X handle.

“Let me start by thanking you as well as other levels of leadership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunities provided for me to serve the party as well as our fatherland, Nigeria,” Ologbondiyan started. Then, threw the bombshell.

Even his obvious painstaking effort to hide his contempt for PDP didn’t work. It wasn’t all that blunt but his “personal reasons” for exiting the once most powerful political party in Nigeria was another nail on PDP pretty coffin.

Apart from serving PDP at its highest level in the past, Ologbondiyan is a skilled journalist. During the 2029 elections, he served as Director of Media and Publicity for the PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

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Interestingly, Ologbondiyan didn’t mention where he was going from PDP.

But that could be predicted. His former boss, ex-President of the Senate David Mark, now sit as the Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Ologbondiyan may or may not be heading to join Mark. That’s not certain, anyways. But what is certain is that another prominent PDP member has left the room.

Waves of defection has hit PDP since earlier this year, only heightening to the level of utter destruction just months before another election cycle.

APC Chairman dies days after his inauguration

The Enugu State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) is mourning one of its own. Days after her was inaugurated as the caretaker chairman of APC in Oduma ward 1, Aninri local government area, Mr. Cosmas Mbah died.

One ‘Blessed’ Sammy Construction took to one of zone’s WhatsApp platforms to announce the chairman’s demise.

“Rest in peace (RIP) to the just appointed care taker of APC. Oduma ward one chief Cosmas Mbah.. so sad that for the loss this Night. Farewell My own uncle and chairman,” he wrote.

At the time of filing this report the circumstances around Cosmas’ death has not been verified. But Info Wars has reached the party’s secretariat for comments.