TOWN UNION MEETING HELD ON 1ST JANUARY 2010 AT AMANKWO IMEZI PRIMARY SCHOOL.
The meeting started with an opening prayer said by chief Ikwueze at about 1.00pm .
The secretary read the past minute of the Election Day. Motion for adoption was moved by Mr. Charles Igboeli seconded by Mr. Livinus Emehelu
WARD REPS.
Chief Innocent Madu said that all his reps with the exception of one person, who will soon arrive, are already here. He equally added that the chiefs will meet tomorrow to discuss on how to send their representatives. Mr Okezie Uzendu suggested that all the chiefs should give us a fresh list of their representatives. He also said the new executives should as much as possible pay a visit to Igwe and inform him of the change in the executive council of the town union.
On the issue of ward reps., Chief Chijioke wants to know what will happen to any chief that do not sent three representatives. The vice president Mr. Innocent Okechukwu said the only exception is any ward that writes to the town union stating clearly that they do not wish to be represented in the town union. The vice president’s motion was adopted as the standing rule for now.
Arguments on the issue of minimum qualification for ward reps, was raised by Mr. Okezie Uzendu who is of the opinion that we lower the standard to give equal opportunity. The special adviser to the town union Engr. Ejike Anigbo said anybody who is literate should be allowed. The president Mr. Nwabueze Chijioke, considering majority opinion, waived SSC as the minimum qualification for ward reps. and said that anybody who can read and write is allowed.
Sir. Johnson Oguanya inquired on the remaining vacant positions of the executives. He equally wants to know how many positions are occupied by Umuenchi, Okunito and Enugwuagu respectively. The president told him that he should have been at the election to know that.
The immediate past secretary, Mr. Christopher Ozomma, said that the issue of apportioning positions to Umuenechi, Okunito and Enugwuagu has caused a lot of set backs in Amankwo and insisted that the decision of the transition committee to make the positions contestable to everybody should remain unchanged.
PROPOSED VISIT TO IGWE
It was ruled that the new executives will pay a visit to Igwe tomorrow being 2nd of January 2010 between 9-10 am . The PRO was sent to inform him. He came back and said that the Igwe accepted with the condition that we should come between 10am -12 noon . The immediate past president, his secretary, the councilor and some chiefs who were at the election was appointed to lead the new executives to Igwe tomorrow.
FACTIONS IN THE TOWN UNION
The president repeated his earlier promise to carry everybody along; he said that everybody must be committed to running of this town union He call on those who form factions to retreat from such attitude. He said that anybody who continues to form a faction to distract the activities of the town union should be seen as enemy of the community. Chief Innocent Madu was delegated to go with 3 other chiefs from Amankwo Imezi to see their counterparts in Amankwo Ndiagu and inform them of the new development. This became necessary because of the report from chief Chijioke from Amankwo Ndiagu that some of their chiefs were not willing to send ward reps. to the town union. Mr. Okezie Uzendu suggested that members of the town union should take life oath, so that no body should fear each other.
The president announced that the next meeting will hold first Sunday of February 2010 (07/02/10 ) at Amankwo Ndiagu. The president ordered his secretary to write to all the ward chiefs, informing them to send their ward reps. and equally attend the meeting. He asked Sir Johnson Oguanya to help us get the list of all the chiefs and their contact phone numbers and bring to us by next meeting. Sir Johnson accepted.
Chief Godwin Ikweze moved motion for adjournment, seconded by Hon. Face Magbo. The closing prayer was said by Chief Innocent Madu at about 4.00pm .
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