The leaders of Effium in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, under the umbrella of Effium Elders, have rejected the new peace committee recently set up by the Ebonyi State Government and headed by Ambassador Frank Ogbuewu, former minister of culture and tourism. In a letter dated 22 May, 2024 and addressed to Governor Francis Nwifuru, the Effium Elders claimed that the former minister would be impartial because his wife is from Ezza, a party to the raging crisis in the Effium community. The letter, which was signed by Elder Ideyi Onwe, Pastor Dominic Ogbuoke, and 14 others, howe…