Ebonyi Governor Suspends Local Government Chairman For Demolishing Church

The Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has suspended the
caretaker committee chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Joseph Orogwu, for
allegedly demolishing a church.

The Commissioner for Information, Emmanuel Onwe, disclosed
this Friday.

Mr. Onwe, who said the suspension was immediate and
indefinite, noted that the chairman had been directed to hand over to the next
senior officer in the council.

Premium Times reliably gathered that a branch of Believers
Love World INC aka Christ Embassy Church in front of the Federal University,
Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), was demolished recently by some agents of the
government.

The governor is a staunch member of the Christ Embassy
Church and one of its major financiers in the state.

When contacted, the chairman denied involvement in the
demolition.

He said on the day of the demolition he received a call that
some people were demolishing the church.

“I quickly dashed to the scene and when I got there I met
some men carrying out the demolition,” the suspended chairman said.

“When I accosted them, they said they were staff of
Abakaliki Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) and were doing their
duty.”

He said he tried calling the Chairman of the Board of ACTDA,
Fred Udogu, but his phone was switched off.