Udu Monarch dissolves Udu Traditional Council ....tongue lashes Udu High Chiefs, Ufuoma Udu for not dancing to his tunes ...declares Udu 1979 Edict invalid
By Justice Iyasere In utter desperation and frustration in failing to push through his father to son succession plans, the Ovie of Udu Kingdom, HRM Barr E.B.O Delekpe has dissolved the Udu traditional Council, promising to unilaterally set up a new Council made up of hand-picked young chiefs to drive his agenda for Udu Kingdom, abrogating the 1979 Edict which brought him to power and tongue-lashing prominent Udu leaders for daring to share contrary opinion to his. The Ovie made the declaration on Thursday when members of the Ufuoma Udu mediation Committee on the UUC crisis, presented their report, affirming that instead of holding on to his unpopular choice of Chief Moses Uparan as the UUC President General, they would rather wish that a fresh election be conducted since Omiragwa Austin Akpotu Emaduku, whom the Ovie does not want to accept is the popular choice of Udu people. The Ovie, in a rage of fury, rubbished the report, branding all members of the Committee as stranger elements