Ugwuanyi directs all council chairmen, deputies, councilors to relocate permanently to their LGAs, wards

Committed to ensuring adequate security of lives and property of residents of Enugu State, in view of the emerging security situation in the country, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has directed all Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the state, their deputies and the 260 elected Councilors “to immediately and permanently relocate to their respective local government areas and wards.”

The directive, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, was part of the outcome of Governor Ugwuanyi’s consultation with relevant stakeholders in the state on security, which commenced on Wednesday.

Aroh disclosed that the governor, yesterday, consequently held consultation with the Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Edward Ubosi and other members of the House; members of the State Executive Council; Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the all the 17 local government areas; and the elected Councilors in the 260 electoral wards in the state.

The Information Commissioner added that “the Local Government Council Chairmen and Councilors were also directed to, as a matter of urgency, convoke a stakeholders’ meeting on security in their local government areas and wards, respectively”.

He revealed that the governor, at the meeting, “announced his decision to start visits to communities and areas identified as flashpoints, as well as periodic town hall meetings, in different areas of the state, to interface directly with NDI-ENUGU on the emerging security situation.

Aroh revealed that the stakeholders unanimously commended and thanked Gov. Ugwuanyi “for his untiring efforts in ensuring peace and security of lives and property of Ndi-Enugu.”