After nine-years of waiting, the people of Ishienu Amofu autonomous community, Nkerefi, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have finally replaced their late monarch.
OsunDailyNG recalls that the traditional ruler of the community, late His Royal Highness, Peter Onuoha was brutally murdered in 2013.
There has been a leadership vacuum in the community, as the people struggled over the years to come to terms with the manner their monarch was killed.
However, the jinx has finally been broken with the election of His Royal Highness, Chief Christian Ogbonnaya Agu (Eze Oha Chiri).
He emerged during a peaceful election held over the weekend by the villages that make up the Ishienu Amofu community, in line with their constitution.
The exercise was monitored by security operatives, including men of the Nigeria Police and the Civil Defense Corps.
The community expressed their eagerness to present their duly elected Igwe to both the local and the state governments in accordance with the laws of Enugu State within the week.
Meanwhile, the Igwe-elect, Chief Agu pledged to work in line with the laws of the land and to serve the good people of Ishienu Amofu with diligence and the fear of God.
“I’m committed to serving my people with due diligence, commitment and fear of God,” he pledged.
