New Eze emerges as Council of Chiefs supports the coronation of Eze Mike Wordi as the (Elelenwo Etor) Nyewe-eli of Elelenwo community.
The chieftaincy stool of Eze Elelenwo-Etor is the paramount stool of Elelenwo community in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State.
The Elelenwo Council of Chiefs through Eze Princewill Nyenchi Ehoro, while interacting with journalists stated that the Council of Chiefs is in support of the coronation of Eze Mike Wordi, as he is the real occupant of the stool, because he has passed through the fractional and constitutional right of Elelenwo kingdom; he avered that no individual has the right to impose anybody to be the Nyeweli, which is the paramount ruler of Elelenwo community.
According to Eze Ehoro, Elelenwo Council of Chiefs is the highest decision making body with the powers to superintend over traditional matters, therefore anybody occupying the stool of Nyewe-eli of Elelenwo must go through the due process set up by the Council of Chiefs.
He further described the coronation of Eze Sunny Wali as not a true reflection and aspiration of Elelenwo people, since he did not follow due process, therefore it will not stand.
Also speaking, the newly installed/coronated Eze Elelenwo-Etor, Eze Mike Wordi told newsmen at his palace, that his target for the people of Elelenwo are unity, peace, empowerment and security.
According to Eze Wordi he would ensure that the unity of his people is paramount because without it there will be no peace and development. He went further reiterated his resolve to carry everybody along for the benefit and development of the community.
However, he stated that without peace there will be no development, therefore he promised to maintain the peaceful co-existence among both indigenes and none indigenes living in the community and stated that he would not relent to work with the security agencies to ensure that Elelenwo community is free from insecurity.###
