…Meets with families of slain monarchs by bandits
Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has issued Staff of Office to 51 newly elected traditional rulers in Imo State with a charge on them to be guided by the tradition and culture of their people.
Also, the Governor advised them to always stand on the side of truth and justice in the discharge of their duties and to be traditional rulers over everybody in their communities.
Earlier, Governor Uzodimma met with the families of the three traditional rulers from Njaba and Okigwe Councils who were killed by bandits last year.
The deceased monarchs were Eze Sampson Osunwa, Eze Edwin Azike and Eze A.E. Duru Eburuo all from Njaba Council while the fourth monarch from Ihitte Ihube in Okigwe was Eze Paul Ogbo.
Governor Uzodimma regretted the circumstances the monarchs were killed, describing their death as a big loss to their families, communities and government.
He used the occasion to call on politicians to desist from using bandits to terrorise Imo people and said government must show concern about the monarchs who were killed because they were among the best in the State.
Governor Uzodimma later handed over Cheques he called “palliatives”to the widows of the slain monarchs as well as to other traditional rulers who survived the bandits attacks but with harrowing
