Enugu State Governor; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has directed the
immediate abolition of all harmful traditional practices, including ‘Osu caste
system’, that deprive some indigenes of the state their rights and privileges.
Speaking during a protest march by some indigenes of Obuno
Ndi Uno community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, Ugwuanyi
described such practices as “satanic”.
He said on no account would anybody be regarded as a slave
in their community either on account of their ancestry or otherwise.
The governor noted that the Constitution had placed all
Nigerians on equal pedestal, adding that the laws of Enugu State had also
abolished all forms of Osu Caste practices in the state.
Ugwuanyi said: “Slavery and segregation have been abolished
and as far as the state government is concerned, we do not recognise Osu Caste
system.
“We operate the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.”
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