Three decades of communal land tussle ends in Isu village Oba community---as community builds multi-million youth center

 Outgoing President of Isu Welfare Association on white

 PG elect in the middle o black(second from right)

www.odogwublog.com reports exclusively that the over three decade communal clashes between Isu village and its neighbours Ezele, Ogwugwu and Okuzu leading to the killing of two Ezele sons

recently when Ezele village attacked Isu village in Oba, Idemmili South local government area of Anambra state has been resolved.

Out-gone President General of Isu Welfare Association, Dr Victor Madunagu Chiwuzie, an Engineer disclosed this in his address while conducting an election for new Isu Welfare Association (IWA) at Isu Primary School, Oba.

He said all boundary problems have been resolved and commended the heroic disposition of those arrested, detained , beaten and suffered humiliation for the Isu land crisis without any meaningful compensation , but added that a committee should be set up by incoming government to look at compensating them.

Dr Chiwuzie announced that their land at Ube Mkpuluaku to Ekulo unjustly revoked by the state government sequel to pressure from traders at Alaba International market has been recovered while the seizure of Isu-Oba International Market (Alaba) by Anambra state government did not work due to genuine presentations by the Isu Welfare Association hence the government is resolving to ensure ‘’we shall be entitled to all the benefits agreed upon on leasing the land to the traders including royalty to Isu government annually.

He informed also that Isu Welfare Association has acquired 10 plots of land for a hall of fame project in Isu and another 5 plots for a youth center within their communal land which the Architectural design has been produced. The projects when completed would be yielding at least N1,000,000 (One Million naira ) for the Isu Welfare Association every month.

He sued for brotherly love and peace at all times to enable the community move forward insisting that the new executive must be supported by all to be able to achieve.

He said his administration was able to attract a connecting road from the old road to the new road that has made it possible for the 9 villages which Isu is the biggest.

The community at the event elected new executives led by Pastor Ifeanyi Nkemdilim with Sam Nwanegbo and Iunice Nwosah as first and second vie president respectively.

In his post election speech, new President General of Isu Welfare Association , Oba ,Pastor Ifeanyi Nkemdilim assured to uplift  the community from where the out gone President , Engr Dr Sir Victor Madunagu Chiwuzie left it even as he commended Chiwuzie for doing his best for the community in the past 15 years he presided over affairs of the community.