Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe has congratulated Igwe Chidubem Iweka on his appointment as Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council.
Igwe Achebe in his congratulatory message made available to newsmen by Chief Osita Anionwu, his Chief of Staff pledged his support and encouragement to enable him succeed.
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo on Jan 18 appointed Eze Iweka as Chairman of ASTRC to replace Igwe Achebe whose leadership was dissolved in January 2024.
Achebe said he was unavoidably absent at the meeting where he was appointed due to a clash with an earlier scheduled event outside Anambra.
According to him, ‘Your Majesty, Eze Iweka III,
congratulations on your appointment today as Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council.
“As Mr. Governor told me, your appointment was based on extensive consultation, which becomes your mandate to lead the TRC on a solid foundation .
“As your predecessor, I offer my full support and encouragement to you always in your capacity as chairman.
“I was unavoidably absent at today’s meeting due to a clash with a prior commitment in Lagos, of which Mr Governor was aware.
“I wish you very well, Agbogidi,” he said
*Chidoka also felicitates*
In a related development,
Chief Osita Chidoka, a former minister of aviation, has also congratulated Igwe Chidubem Iweka on his appointment as the new chairman ATRC.
Chidoka in his congratulatory message on Saturday described the appointment as a majority call to duty on many fronts.
He said Igwe Iweka was stepping into big shoes left by the respected Obi of Onitsha urging him to surpass his exemplary conduct and widely acknowledged leadership.
He promised that the people of Obosi would rally around him in full force to reciprocate the confidence reposed on him.
“Congratulations on your appointment as Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Council by Gov. Soludo.
“You ascend this prestigious role at a critical point in our history as a state, we need fundamental value reorientation and return to the values of our forebears.
“By this act, the state has expressed confidence in you and the Obosi community – a community with an enviable history of education and evangelism,” he said.
Chidoka said the new Anambra would not be defined by markets, roads, bridges and mansions but by wisdom, tact and fear of God (Uche, Uchu na Egwuchukwu).
He said Soludo’s dream of a liveable and prosperous homeland was materialising on a foundation of moral renewal.
“I support it, and you now have the mandate to spread it,” he said.
AT Reporter
