250,000 Traditional Rulers Monthly Stipend: HRM Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu Advises Abia State Gov to Look Inward Regards to Umuahia Capital City

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250,000 Traditional Rulers Monthly Stipend: HRM Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu Advises Abia State Gov to Look Inward Regards to Umuahia Capital City

HRM Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu Chairman South East progressive traditional Rulers council advised the Governor of Abia State Dr Alex Otti to do the same as Aba South Local government areas to Umuahia North being the State Capital of Abia State to empower them eradicate the criminal elements within the state Capital at ease.

Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu Diawa 1 of Umudiawa Oroko Abia commended governor Dr Alex Chioma Otti for approving the payment of monthly stipend of traditional rulers in the state for the sum of 250,000 describes him as an astute figure who means well for Abia State.

Eze Ofoegbu who has show capacity in projecting the traditional institution, as a revered traditional ruler and a custodian of the people’s culture who has used his good office to empower many lives as well as holding the Igbo heritage at the high esteem.

Eze Ofoegbu is the chairman Christian Royal father’s of Nigeria and chairman Association of traditional rulers of Niger Delta
Oroko Abia disclosed the governor’s approval letter which states;

The Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional rulers, His Eminence Eze Linus Nto Mba made the disclosure in an appreciation message to the Governor last week Saturday.

His Eminence Eze Mba, who spoke on behalf of principal officers and entire members of the traditional rulers council, said that the payment of the monthly package will commence in December, 2024.

He explained that the N250,000 monthly stipend is different from the N150,000 Christmas package which governor Otti recently approved for over 500 traditional rulers in Abia State.

“The Council expresses gratitude that the Governor would from this month of December 2024 begin to pay two hundred and fifty thousand Naira (N250,000 ) monthly stipend to every Eze in Abia state, except the traditional rulers in Aba South, who would receive an amount different from others,” he said.

Eze MBA said a cordial relationship is existing between the traditional institution and the Governor, adding that past administrations in the State did not accord such respect to the monarchs.

He promised that traditional rulers will continue to support the Governor in eradicating criminal elements from various communities for peace and security to reign.