Coalition of Indigenous People of Aba Ngwa has warned Governor Alex Otti of Abia State over his proposed appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’, describing the move as 'not only unconstitutional, but also an aberration.
' The coalition, which comprises the 24 indigenous communities of Aba North and Aba South, maintained that appointing a non-indigene as the said ‘Mayor of Aba’, was an insult on the sensibilities of the peaceful and hard-working indigenous people of Aba. In a communique issued after its meeting on Thursday, the coalition vowed to resist any attempt capable of inciting violence in Aba city. In the communique jointly signed by Mr. Ogechukwu Ogbonna , Mr.
'That we express our utmost disappointment at the comment credited to Dr Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State, wherein he described Aba as a no-man’s land. 'That we are greatly worried that Aba has been deliberately excluded by the Governor in his appointments into the State Executive Council and in the leadership of the markets. 'That the proposed appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’ is not only unconstitutional, but also an aberration.
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