The leaders of Effium in Ohaukwu local Government Area of Ebonyi State under the Umbrella of Effium Elders have
commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for his efforts to return permanent peace in Effium community.
The group who stated this in a letter dated 22 May 2024 and addressed to Governor Francis Nwifuru, however said that they are uncomfortable with the new peace Committee recently set up by the Ebonyi State Goverment under the Chairmanship of Ambassador, Frank Ogbuewu
The letter which was signed by Elder Ideyi Onwe and Pastor Dominic Ogbuoke and 14 others appreciated the governor's good efforts towards ensuring peace return to all crisis ridden areas in the state especially Effium community but however distance themselves the new peace Accord as the contents portend danger for the continued survival/identity of Effium race.
"We humbly write to commend your Excellency for your numerous achievements within a year of your assumption of office as the Executive Governor of Ebonyi state. We are particularly pleased with your strong disposition/determination towards ensuring that an enduring peace return to all crisis ridden areas in the state especially Effium community.
"Your approach towards the restoration of peace in Effium has been very wonderful especially with the setting up of the retired Bishop Okoro led Peace Committee that brought out far-reaching recommendations that would make for permanent peace and which _your Excellency promised to implement 100% and was at the final stage of achieving that before the process was regrettably aborted.
"Your Excellency Sir, Effium people will continue to stand by you and the Effium peace process and wish to bring to your knowledge that our sons who are representing us at the peace meetings have briefed us on the outcome of their meeting with the new peace committee especially the way they were subjected to bullying and unwarranted intimidation by the Committee Chairman Amb Frank Ogbuewu. We take strong exceptions to this, however, we take responsibility for our representatives not endorsing the new peace Accord as the contents portend danger for the continued survival/identity of Effium race.
" We consider this new draft of the Peace Accord as not only an afterthought but an aberration in the history of dispute resolution the world over. Consequently , we wish to state as follows:
"That Effium people stand by the Peace Accord joyfully signed by both parties without let or hindrance on the 14th day of March 2024 as the contents are clearly emanated from the recommendations of the Bishop Okoro led Peace Committee.
"T hat the Chairman of the new peace committee should recuse himself from the committee. We say this because being married to an Ezza woman, he is automatically an interested party. This is our strong fear.
"That our three sons who desperately signed the document did not do that on behalf of Effium people but for their own pecuniary interest and we have strong reservations for their actions. A popular African adage says that "if you sell your brother even the buyer will not trust you."
Once again we wish to commend and enjoin you not to see the actions of our sons on the 21st day of May 2024 as an attempt to disreparage your commitment to the restoration of total peace in Effium as they have mandate from us as the custodian of Effium land to act in that manner"
"Your approach towards the restoration of peace in Effium has been very wonderful especially with the setting up of the retired Bishop Okoro led Peace Committee that brought out far-reaching recommendations that would make for permanent peace and which _your Excellency promised to implement 100% and was at the final stage of achieving that before the process was regrettably aborted.
"Your Excellency Sir, Effium people will continue to stand by you and the Effium peace process and wish to bring to your knowledge that our sons who are representing us at the peace meetings have briefed us on the outcome of their meeting with the new peace committee especially the way they were subjected to bullying and unwarranted intimidation by the Committee Chairman Amb Frank Ogbuewu. We take strong exceptions to this, however, we take responsibility for our representatives not endorsing the new peace Accord as the contents portend danger for the continued survival/identity of Effium race.
" We consider this new draft of the Peace Accord as not only an afterthought but an aberration in the history of dispute resolution the world over. Consequently , we wish to state as follows:
"That Effium people stand by the Peace Accord joyfully signed by both parties without let or hindrance on the 14th day of March 2024 as the contents are clearly emanated from the recommendations of the Bishop Okoro led Peace Committee.
"T hat the Chairman of the new peace committee should recuse himself from the committee. We say this because being married to an Ezza woman, he is automatically an interested party. This is our strong fear.
"That our three sons who desperately signed the document did not do that on behalf of Effium people but for their own pecuniary interest and we have strong reservations for their actions. A popular African adage says that "if you sell your brother even the buyer will not trust you."
Once again we wish to commend and enjoin you not to see the actions of our sons on the 21st day of May 2024 as an attempt to disreparage your commitment to the restoration of total peace in Effium as they have mandate from us as the custodian of Effium land to act in that manner"
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