{"id":192,"date":"2026-03-22T05:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T05:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/?p=192"},"modified":"2026-03-22T06:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T06:13:35","slug":"okpoko-monarch-elect-seeks-recognition-lauds-soludos-infrastructure-drive-sues-for-urgent-road-repairs-political-inclusion-for-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/?p=192","title":{"rendered":"Okpoko Monarch-Elect Seeks Recognition, Lauds Soludo&#8221;s Infrastructure Drive *Sues for Urgent Road Repairs, Political Inclusion for Community*\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>{By WISEMAN NEWS DESK, Onitsha}<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief B.S.U. Muofunanya, the Traditional Ruler-elect of Okpoko in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Anambra State, has praised the infrastructure initiatives of Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo&#8217;s administration, while seeking formal recognition as the community&#8217;s traditional leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a press conference, Chief Muofunanya expressed his approval of the rehabilitation of 13 major roads in Okpoko, labeling the efforts as beneficial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He however lamented the poor state of &#8216;D&#8217; Line and Okafor Street, both essential roads in the area, and called for their immediate repair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the first President-General of the Okpoko Community Development Union, he voiced frustration over the delay from past Anambra State governments in granting him a certificate of recognition and staff of office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, he said he had remained&nbsp; hopeful that the current administration will resolve the issue before its term elapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known as &#8220;Akaeze Nteje,&#8221; the Monarch-elect urged local political leaders and stakeholders to collaborate with him to foster community growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He acknowledged the progress made by the state government in enhancing Okpoko&#8217;s infrastructure, but stressed that more work is necessary. He also recalled his contributions to Okpoko achieving constituency status and underscored the reasons for its urban recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muofunanya pointed out that cooperation among leaders and stakeholders is crucial for attracting governmental support, particularly concerning infrastructure projects before the current administration took office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, he called for increased political representation, asking the state government to appoint qualified individuals from Okpoko to important positions, emphasizing the community&#8217;s significant influence in the current government&#8217;s establishment as one of the largest constituencies in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okpoko Community Monarch Elect <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192\/revisions\/199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247wisemen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}