Ezza-Effium/Effium crisis: Nwifuru signs into law creation of 5 autonomous communities

Ezza-Effium/Effium crisis: Nwifuru signs into law creation of 5 autonomous communities

Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru has signed into law creation of new 5 autonomous communities in Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state as a step to end the age long communal crisis in the area. Ezza-Effium and Effium clans have been at war since January 2021 resulting in the loss of lives and property worth billions of Naira destroyed. The Ebonyi State House of Assembly recently passed a law and approved five autonomous comm…

Ebonyi Records Increased Coverage On Immunisation – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

ABAKALIKI. – Ebonyi State recorded appreable increased coverage in the recent immunization across the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the State. This according to investigations was on account of early interventions by UNICEF, WHO and the State government. Among the LGAs visited by our Correspondent, Abakaliki, Ikwo, and Ohaukwu LGAs had relatively much participation. […]

Natives Oppose Ebonyi Governor's Autonomy Bill

The Association of Effium Indigenous Clan Chairmen in Ohaukwu local government area, Ebonyi State, has rejected the proposed demarcation and the granting of autonomous community status to the Ezza people in Effium. In a press statement jointly signed by its chairman, Chief E.O. Egbe, and secretary, Hon. Elom Clement Ocho, the association strongly condemned the action of the governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, for forwarding th…

Effium clan leaders reject Ebonyi govt's moves to create Ezza-Effium autonomous community - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

*Say decision undermines peace process, contradicts earlier state recommendations Effium indigenous clan chairmen have voiced strong opposition to the proposed creation of an autonomous community for Ezza-Effium residents within Effium land in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. In a text of press conference signed by the group’s chairman, Chief Emmanuel Okpali Egbe and secretary, Elom Ocho, the leaders described the move as provocati…

Group Kicks Against Creation Of Autonomous Community For Ezza

May 08, (THEWILL) – A group, the Amunda Effium Consultative Assembly, in Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State, has frowned at the creation of an autonomous community for the people of Ezza. This was contained in a press statement issued and signed by the President-General, Hon Michael Inna, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, and […] The post Group Kicks Against Creation Of Autonomous Community For Ezza appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.