Protest rocks Anambra government over Commissioner nominee

A Commissioner nominee, Mr Chikodi Anara has been rejected by his community, Ezinator-Mgbakwu in Awka North local government area of Anambra State.

The people of the community staged a protest rejecting Mr Anara’s nomination by the State governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo to serve as Commissioner for Homeland Affairs if confirmed by Anambra State House of Assembly.

The protesters on Tuesday binsisted that his name should be withdrawn.

The protesting community where seeing with different placards with write ups such as “Ezinator United Frontier is not faceless. Our agitation must be attended to. “Soludo please withdraw Chikaodi Anarah nomination. “Chikaodi Anarah stay away from Ezinator-Mgbakwu land. ” APGA Mbagwu Ward rejacts Chikaodi Anarah. “Gov Soludo please please save us from Chikaodi Anarah. Amongst others.

Chairman of the Ezinator United Front, an umbrella body of the community, Mr Egwu Jonathan told newsmen at the government house, Awka that they consulted with the traditional rulers before they rejected the nominee.

He said: ”We are here to express our dissatisfaction over Chikaodi Anarah nomination as Commissioner.

“We have issued a petition to the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Okafor, and the chairman, House Committee on screening, Hon Pascal Agbodike seeking the immediate withdrawal of Mr Chikodi Anara, commissioner nominee for Commissioner for Homeland Affairs.

The protesters said the nomination was against the interest of Awka North, insisting that the governor should withdraw his name.

They also appealed the State House of Assembly to decline his clearance, stating that the nominee had in the last administration shortchanged the people of the community of their land and effort to recover their land proved futile.

Ezinator United Frontier who rejected the nomination of Mr Chikodi Anara has in their petition explained that the commissioner nominee is alleged to have been “involved in all manners of atrocities, ranging from land grabbing to many anti-social vice.