Trouble Brews in Ebonyi as Community Accuses Commissioner of Converting Transformer for Private Use

Crisis is currently brewing in Anyaraigwe community, Ishinkwo Ukawu in Onicah LGA of Ebonyi State over an alleged plot by Mr. Peter Oge-Ali, the Commissioner for Power in the state to convert an electricity transformer donated to the community for his private use.

Leaders of the Anyarigwe community in a letter addressed to the governor of the state, Hon. Ogbonna Nwifuru alleged that the commissioner has concluded plans to invade the community with security operatives to forcefully take away the transformer.

In a Save our Souls (SOS) letter dated October 16, 2025 and addressed to Governor Nwifuru and signed by the trio of the Ukawu Town Union President Mr. James Eze Agala, Joseph Elem, President General, Anyarigwe village and Hon. Maduabuchi Nwali, Councilor Ishinkwor Ukawu Ward,  alerted the governor  on the action of the commissioner.

Sponsored Ad

Peter Oge Ali

Part of the letter reads, “Your Excellency  sir,  Anyarigwe  village and the entire Ukawu community are heartbroken that the Commissioner for Power and Energy, is using his position to bully and threaten the Neighbourhood Watch officials , urging them to come to Anyarigwe village in Ukawu, to forcefully take back the transformer cannot move an inch. They allege that, because they do not have anybody in government, so it has become so easy to mistreat Ukawu Community.”

The letter narrated how the community rallied well-wishers and sons and daughters of the community to get the transformers as donations in a fundraising organised in 2023.

The community therefore called on the governor to call commissioner to order to avoid throwing the community into chaos.

“We humbly request Your Excellency  to call the commissioner  for power and energy to order, to avoid  creating crisis in a peaceful community.

“He should buy a transformer, if he needs one for his community this ones  are our sweat,” the community’s letter read.

Efforts to reach the accused commissioner at press time were not successful.