Amby Uneze in Owerri
The arrest of a popular radio presenter in Imo State,
Chinonso Uba by masked police personnel has created bad blood among Imo State
federal lawmakers as House of Representatives member for Ohaji Egbema, Oguta
and Oru West Federal Constituency Hon. Eugene Dibiagwu has reprimanded his
colleague at the green chamber, Hon. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu of the Ideato
North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State over his comment on the
arrest of Uba.
Uba was arrested last week by masked police personnel at the
gate of the Assumpta Catholic Cathedral while he was coming out from his office
after presentation of his programme popularly known as “Akuko Siri” (Newspaper
review) in a specialized Igbo language manner.
The lawmaker, Ikeagwuonu, had allegedly held a press
conference on behalf of the Imo State Caucus of the House of Representatives,
Abuja without recourse to inform other members of the caucus of the briefing.
Dibiagwu frowned at the action of his colleague and denied
that such press conference was not at the instance of the Imo State caucus of
the House of Representative members, describing such ”scandalous engagement as depicting
of criminality and dishonesty on the part of Mr. Ikeagwuonu. I am thoroughly
embarrassed by that nauseating outing.”
He said “For clarifications, and in response to countless
enquires from the members of my immediate Federal Constituency as well as other
categories of the members of the global village, I make the following statement
, with the greatest sense of responsibility, and humility:
“The leadership of the Imo State Caucus of the House of
Representatives, has not been established or inaugurated. The question
then is who then summoned the esteemed members, and possibly authorized the
macabre dance of Mr. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu who is a representative of a
minority party with dwindling electoral fortunes through the media engagement?
“There was no such meeting held anywhere in the world between
ourselves as members of the Imo State Caucus of the House of Representatives
either on the 31st of July, 2023 or prior to that date on the State of insecurity
in Imo State and the arrest of Mr. Chinonso Ubah (Nonsonkwa) as shamefully
concocted, and irresponsibly peddled by the said Mr. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu.
“The state of insecurity in Nigeria, and in Imo State has
become acknowledged as hydra - headed with obvious political colourations given
the audacity of the publicity seeking Mr. Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu in rushing to
the press and the social media at intervals, to either malign the Governor of
Imo State, His Excellency, The Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma or the
leadership of the security agencies, especially in Imo State in relation to investigations
or arrests.
“The challenge of disabling the security breaches has
attracted the cooperation and commitment of all critical stakeholders and
strategic partners in Imo State with verifiable records and evidence.
“The public should review the activities of the said
disoriented so-called member of the House of Representatives named Ugochinyere
Ikeagwuonu, especially in his usual quick haste to address the press whenever a
suspect is arrested or huge results in intelligence gatherings and investigations
are positively recorded in Imo State in relation to the security breaches,” he
said.
Dibiagwu also accused Ikeagwuonu, who according to him,
expressed body language as one that has sinister moves on insecurity in the
State or possibly knows the financiers and sponsors, including the gangs and
groups behind the crisis in Imo State.
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