Governor David Umahi has lifted embargo on enthronement of traditional rulers in communities across Ebonyi State.
Umahi made the announcement on Saturday during the All Progressive Congress Local Government Rally in Isu.
Isu is the Headquarters of Onicha Local Government Area.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the governor had suspended the traditional ruler of Isinkwo community in Onicha Local Government Area, Josephat Ikengwu, over alleged ongoing killings in his domain.
Umahi directed the Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development, Donatus Njoku, to embark on plans to ensure a seamless exercise in the state.
He warned that killings in the area must stop, adding that curse would follow perpetrators of such crime.
He further promised the people that he would work hard to ensure the elevation of Federal College of Education in Isu to a university level, if elected as the representative of Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the upcoming elections.
The wife of the Governor, Rachael Umahi, appealed to the people to uphold the existing equity by voting for Francis Nwifuru for governorship and other candidates of the party during the general elections.
She said: “In 2015, the Abakaliki people supported us, they sent their kings and queens to support us, this is the time to pay them back.
“By the crowd here, I am sure we are ready to pay them back.
“Let us not mortgage our chances in the future.
“The people of the South should support the Ebonyi North people so that within another 16 years, it will be our turn again.”
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