Nigeria: Community Leaders Flee Ishiagu Over Union Polls

11 September 2012

Enugu — COMMUNITY leaders of the home town of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, yesterday, fled to Enugu as soldiers and armed policemen took over the community ahead of a town union election scheduled for yesterday.

Speaking to newsmen in Enugu, Chief David Aja, who was earlier elected President of the Ishiagu Community Development Union, ICDU, in August blamed the former Senate President for the crisis that is brewing in his community.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.