People of Alor Community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, numbering over one thousand on Saturday, September 5, 2020, staged protest march against one of their sons, Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment.
According to Ifeanyi Umunna, an eyewitness, “the protesters which included youths, aged mothers and fathers of the community, were led by the President-General of Alor Peoples Convention Caretaker Committee, Hon. Chris Okudo, whose committee is appointed and recognised by the State Government.”
The protest was in reaction to Ngige’s recent call to banish Igwe MacAnthoy Okonkwo, the traditional ruler of Alor Community, over his face-off with Governor Willie Obiano.
The community, through its leadership, has petitioned Governor Willie Obiano, the State Commissioner of Police and the State Director, Department of Security Service DSS to come to their aid.
In a speech during the protest, Okudo, on behalf of the community, expressed disappointment at the actions of Dr. Chris Ngige. They alleged that for some years now, Dr. Ngige have engaged in activities that has caused acrimony, bitterness, and hatred in the community.
Okudo also said they have enough of the actions of the minister which they alleged “have brought hardship and disunity to the town as some brothers and sisters no longer work together for the development of the town because Dr. Chris Ngige has introduced a system of separation and misunderstanding amongst the people of Alor town.”
The protesters carried placards some of which had inscriptions like: ‘Ngige enough is enough. We want peace and unity in Alor, allow peace to reign in Alor, etc.’
Apart from notable sons and daughters of Alor who came from different parts of the country to be part of the protest, eyewitnesses said various women groups and dreaded masquerades of Alor community were parts of the protest march.
Source: The Nation
