Reps 2027: Aninri has been cheated for 28 years – Hon Otaka

The seat of Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River constituency is becoming unusually hot. Hon Anyayo Onwuegbu, the current occupant, is throwing out money a lot of money in his bid to retain it in 2027. But pressure is building the more, and the lawmaker’s efforts clash against the will of the people who are vigorously opposing his return.

• LEAKED – How Anyayo Onwuegbu gives ₦53M for Aninri protests

Earlier this week, another strong voice from the zone added to the agitation. Hon Chinedu Otaka, former member Enugu State House of Assembly went on air with it. During a media chat with Dr Uchenna Anioke’s political conversation Otaka made case for Aninri.

According to former legislator, the rotational arrangement that has insured peacful transfer of powers with the three senatorial districts in Enugu should be replicated within those districts.

Since the return of democracy in 1999 no person from Aninri local government area has been to the House of Representatives. But her sisters council areas have produced members multiple times: Hon Uchenna Ekwe from Awgu (1999 – 2003); KGB Oguakwa from Oji-River (2003 – 2011); Hon Toby Okechukwu from Awgu (2011 – 2023). Today, Hon Anayo Onwuegbu, from Oji-River, is serving since 2023.

Zoning “is giving room for peace. Its giving room for reducing pressure and political instability. It has come to stay and I wish such thing continues. The zoning and rotation among the three senatorial zone is very perfect,” Otaka said.

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Otaka was the most outspoken and sharpest member of the Enugu 9th Assembly. Had he made it back in the House in 2023, he would have unarguably become the Speaker.

He is the convener of Ka Aninri Jee , a platform that is gradually turning into movement due to its time in history and due to gross incompetence of Hon Anayo Onwuegbu.

ANINRI PROTESTS: stakeholders unite as more names of the sponsors emerge

As new waves of tensions threaten instability in Aninri council area, critical stakeholders are scampering to have seats on table of dialogue.

• LEAKED – How Anyayo Onwuegbu gives ₦53M for Aninri protests

Earlier today the President Generals of all the autonomous communities in the council met. They are curious to understand the motives behind the organised media attacks on the council chairman, and pinpointed the recent protest against him as that which made them more furious.

InfoWars reported that tens of Aninri natives took protest to the Government House on Tuesday, demanding that Governor Peter collect power for the chairman Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku and give it to the people of Okpanku ward.

In his speech during the meeting, the Aninri coordinating President General Comr Pius Ani insinuated that the protest was not actually against Aninri chairman, but rather some grand covert plan to undermine Governor Peter Mbah’s reelection bid in 2027.

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According to him the governor had earlier hosted a wide stakeholders’ meeting for Aninri, a meeting which cut across political and clannish divides as well as business and religious sections. Nearly all of them who led and participated in the protest were there in the meeting and were given all chances to relate directly to the governor whatever grievances or concerns they have. They said nothing.

So why the the noisy barely a week after the governor sat face-to-face with listening ears before the agitators? Pius also added that Governor Mbah had encouraged anyone with grievance to use appropriate channel.

“The governor has demonstrated that he is a leader for all. He encouraged dialogue, not disorder. Anyone with political ambition should pursue it lawfully,” Pius said.

The PGs unanimously agreed that Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku has done very well under two years. They appealed to the governor to keep supporting the council and to stand on his earlier decision to return the Prince a second time even as they themselves have endorsed Nwanjoku’s return.

The PGs’ today’s endorsement, however, has a very special meaning. At least, it’s the latest bold step to serve as a warning that Aninri people cannot allow external forces to foment trouble in their soil. So far, sources of the attacks in the council are coming from outside.

Mpu disowns Stella Ekweremadu over protests against Aninri chairman

By Joshua Ogbonna

Stakeholders from Mpu declare that Mrs Stella Mathias Ekweremadu lacks the political will to speak or represent Mpu community as a stakeholder.

• LEAKED – How Anyayo Onwuegbu gives ₦53M for Aninri protests

The protest is a mockery to the organizers. Mpu gave Hon. Ugochukwu Nwanjoku the highest votes in his first tenure, and Mpu community will give him another landslide victory in his second tenure. We won’t protest against someone who’s delivered for Mpu.

In Mpu, Hon. Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku has donated a brand-new transformer to Ubeagu and Ukey Mpu, repaired Amachara, Aguenyi, Obiagu transformers, connected electricity to Command School Mpu, and donated solar street lights to villages in Mpu. And we’re expecting more in his second tenure.

We have our political stakeholders, and all elected/appointed officials strongly support the executive chairman. Stella Ekweremadu doesn’t represent or speak for Mpu community in any capacity.
She have never attended ward meeting in Mpu or stakeholders meeting of Mpu community.

We urge our sons and daughters not to be deceived or be use by people who wants Aninri to remain in the hands of 2by2 .
Mpu community’s interest is well-protected under Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku.

Any action not initiated by the following Mpu stakeholders should be disregarded:
Barr. Junior Ike Ekweremadu, Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Enugu State, Hon Edwin Ogbuka, Councilor Mpu Ward, Comr Ogbonna Joshua, Aninri Local Government APC Youth Leader, Hon. Mike Chukwuude, Chief Isaac Okoro,Chief Francis Okorie, APC Ward Chairman Mpu, And other political appointees from Mpu extraction.

The general public should disregard any protest involving Stella Ekweremadu as Mpu community’s representative.

We are strongly in support of the chairman’s second tenure and will definitely give him our total support.

Fresh protests rock Aninri as SWAT operatives kill chief priest (VIDEO)

Right now, internal crisis is rocking yet another community in Aninri local government area. The people of Amaeze are mourning, and have vowed revenge.

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According to sources privy to the situation, a chief priest of Ngwu shrine, one Mr Donatus Ugorji has died in SWAT custody. He was arrested by the Special Weapons and Arms Tactical team last week. The officers allegedly tortured him to near death before whisking him away to custody where they finally killed him in cold blood.

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For the past four days, Amaeze community has been protesting on the major roads and inside the community for the circumstances around the the chief priest’s murder are controversial. According to sources, one Mr Samson Ugorji, a native doctor, together with other native doctors in Amaeze plotted the killing.

“Late Donatus Ugorji was a good man. He was a chief priest of Ngwu. Like you know my son (InfoWars editor) the spirit of Ngwu chooses whosoever it wants to choose. He chose Donatus Ugorji. Amaeze liked it, Amaeze loved him.

“But evil people, the native doctors hated him. Now, they’ve plotted and killed him”, Chief Cyril Nwonu rolled back tears as he narrated the ugly incident yesterday.

The chairman of Aninri local government area Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku visited number of protest grounds in Amaeze yesterday. According to his media office, the chairman urged for calm while promising that justice must be served.

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The conspirators made SWAT to take late Ugorji for operating spiritism without licence, Aninri official media reported.

Governor Peter Mbah sent “Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance, and Order” bill to the House of Assembly early June 2025. It sought, among other things, to criminalize unlicensed operations of spiritism of any form.

Specifically, Section 3(1) of the proposed bill states: “Every person who engages in the practice or rendering of spiritual services within the state, whether as a native doctor, herbalist, spiritualist, chief priest, diviner, seer, or by any other traditional or spiritual title or designation, shall be registered with the ministry, department, or agency (MDA) of the state as may be designated by the Governor for that purpose.”

Any spiritist who is caught operating without licence faces fine of between ₦1 million and ₦5 million or 10 years imprisonment, or both, the bill further stated.

Although the bill stipulates other strident rules aimed at curbing insecurity in Enugu State, none of its sections recommend torture or extra-judicial killing like the one meted on Ngwu priest.

Amaeze is boiling in anger. Both those in the rural area and Amaeze diaspora has all condemned the incidence. The families of the conspirators, who are now at large, now stand face-to-face with hell as villagers refuse them of sleep with nonstop war cries.

But whether or not the promised justice from the government will come is another thing. Amaeze could either take laws into their hands now or risk division that would soon fracture and puncture their resolve.

A small, remote village sitting deep inside Ndumeze ancient kingdom and borders Nkerefi in Nkanu West council area, Amaeze is powerful and dangerously spiritual. In ancient times, it’s people – mighty in battle, and famous for valour – won several wars to Oduma’s glory.