Ezza South Councillors Refute Allegations Against Chairperson
By Chidinma Imo-Eze
The Councillors of Ezza South Local Government Area in Ebonyi State have refuted claims made against the executive chairman, Mrs. Euphemia Nwali by member representing Amegu Nsokara ward, Hon. Ikechukwu Ukpabi.
During the council’s budget presentation, Hon. Ukpabi allegedly disrupted activities, causing chaos and destroying properties worth millions of naira at the local government headquarters in Onueke.
Ukpabi and Oviga Cletus Oviga of Amezekwe ward accused the chairman of withholding their entitlement for nine months and mismanaging funds, asserting that the 2023 budget of over 2 billion naira was misappropriated with no projects executed in their wards.
In response, eight out of the eleven ward councillors signed an official statement on Friday in Abakaliki, debunking the allegations and accusing Hon. Ukpabi of pursuing personal interests to the detriment of the council’s progress.
The councillors expressed full support for the incumbent Executive Chairman, Mrs. Euphemia Nwali, urging Governor Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru to disregard what they referred to as a charade orchestrated by unscrupulous elements led by Hon. Ukpabi.
The statement described Hon. Ikechukwu Ukpabi as a meddlesome interloper who resorted to destructive actions, inflicting harm on the people of Ezza South LGA. The councillors reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the first female Executive Chairman in delivering democratic dividends to the grassroots.
The statetment reads “we reinstate our resolve to continue to drive our support to the first female Executive Chairman of Ezza South LGA in her efforts to delivering dividend of democracy to the grassroot.
“The executive chairman has always passed all that is due to the councillors of Ezza south Local governmment. We call on the Exexutive Governor of Ebonyi State Rt. Hon. Builder Francis Nwifuru to support democracy dividends to the good people of Ezza south Local Government Area.
“We adopt Chief Hon. Mrs. Euphemia Nwali for second tenure going by her quality leadership of Ezza South.
“We call on the Inspector general of police, to arrest the miscreants who destroyed government property, ” It stated.
