Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has received complaints from residents of Abacha community in Idemili North Local Government Area over a disputed town union election and alleged unequal distribution of leadership positions.

The complaints were presented on Tuesday at the Government House, Awka, by protesters from the Akanator section of the community, who accused the Umudisi section of disregarding an existing power-sharing agreement, according to Leadership Newspaper.

The protesters’ leader, Chief Jonas Okafor, said the October 31, 2026 election produced a President-General from Umudisi despite an earlier understanding that the position should be reserved for Akanator. He maintained that the arrangement was intended to ensure a balance in leadership representation, as Umudisi already occupies the traditional ruler and Onowu positions.

Okafor said the President-General position was expected to rotate among Akanator’s four villages: Umuekpeli/Logba, Umuazu, Ubuma and Umuokpolonwu. He further alleged that the recent election was manipulated and called on the state government not to recognise its outcome.

He also recalled that Akanator stakeholders had agreed to allow Umudisi retain the traditional stool following the removal of former traditional ruler, Igwe Godwin Mbakwe, during the administration of former Governor Willie Obiano.

Responding to the delegation, the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr Okechi Egbuna, described the complaints as serious and said the state government was already looking into the matter. He assured the protesters that Soludo’s administration would not allow any section of the state to dominate another and advised them to engage the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, who oversees town union matters.