Dr. Lawrence Ezeh,
The Enugu State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Lawrence Ezeh, has dismissed claims that he sponsored violence, armed youths, orchestrated attacks, or manipulated security agencies in Mburubu community, Nkanu East LGA.
The statement was issued on Wednesday in Enugu by Dr. Chidipeters Okorie, the Commissioner’s Personal Media Aide.
Ezeh, also a prince of Mburubu, described recent online reports making these allegations as “completely false” and a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.
“The publication is yet another effort to distort the truth and misrepresent the situation in our community,” he said.
He emphasized that both the 1976 and 2003 constitutions of Mburubu carry equal legal weight, citing a February 12, 2025, ruling by Hon. Justice C.O. Ajah, Ph.D, which reaffirmed that Igweship must rotate among the villages according to seniority.
According to Ezeh, the allegations are part of a recurring pattern by a small group seeking to impose an illegal candidate as the traditional ruler.
He stated, “The real issue in Mburubu is simple: the community must uphold the constitution and not allow one individual’s ambition to override the rule of law.”
Ezeh insisted that he and the majority of the community support peace and respect for the law, while the opposing faction seeks to undermine it.
He said attempts to drag his name through the mud are part of a political strategy aimed at silencing him.
“The goal of these fabrications is to weaken institutional resistance and impose an unqualified individual as Igwe,” Ezeh added.
“This will not happen. The people of Mburubu have sacrificed too much to allow the constitution to be violated for the ambition of one man.”
Reaffirming his position, Ezeh declared: “I did not arm youths, sponsor violence, orchestrate attacks, or manipulate security agencies. These allegations exist only in the imagination of those who authored them. I have consistently championed peace, constitutionality, and respect for judicial authority.”
He urged the public to ignore misleading publications and rely on the verifiable facts confirmed by both the courts and the Mburubu constitution.
“Propaganda will fade, but the law will stand,” he concluded, stressing that it is not yet the turn of Umunafor village to produce an Igwe.
