Indigenes of Umueri community,  in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, said the crisis generated by the election in its Lagos chapter has been resolved and that all the issues leading to the crisis has been addressed.

Mr Sam Ndubuisi Anene, the new helmsman of the group, in a statement to Vanguard said, “We, the Umueri people in Lagos, have since put the crisis behind us and are moving ahead in unity and brotherhood towards achieving our objectives.”

“Crisis engulfed the body between December 2011 and March 2012 due to the inability or refusal of the sitting executive to conduct scheduled election at the expiration of its tenure.

“This action or inaction generated so much anger and tension among members that our brotherhood and peaceful relationship was badly threatened.

“In response to calls by well meaning members and in conformity with the constitution of Umueri General Assembly, the President General and members of the National Executive intervened to halt the crisis from degenerating.

“They conducted/supervised the election of 1st April 2012 which produced a new Executive Council for Lagos branch under the leadership of Mr. Sam Anene, a trained Accountant and Administrator of several years experience,” he said