Emergency Rule: Anambra Monarchs Urge Malami to Desist from Meddlesomeness

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka

Anambra State traditional rulers have asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami,to stop meddling in the state affairs.

The monarchs who expressed displeasure over Malami’s recent call for a state of emergency in Anambra State, said the State remained one of the most peaceful states in the country.

The monarchs led by the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, in a communique after a meeting condemned Malami’s opinion, describing it as uncalled for.

“It cannot be right in any stretch of imagination to contemplate emergency rule on the strength of the 12 violent deaths in the last two weeks or three weeks.

“States like Zamfara, Yobe, Katsina, Plateau, Niger, Benue and Kaduna have lost thousands of people in recent times, yet successful elections have been held there.

“Life is normal in Anambra, businesses, schools, markets are open. A lot of petrol stations operate on a 24 hours basis and social events such as marriages, burials, title taking and others happen everyday,” the traditional rulers said.

Malami had on Wednesday said the federal government might impose a state of emergency in Anambra State to have the desired peace to conduct the November 6 governorship poll in the state.