ASHIWAJU MEDIA: 2014-06-29

Thursday

Ochanja market: Populaly Known As Onitsha Bakassi killing spot

From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha
Whenever Ochanja is mentioned, what comes to mind especially to those who witnessed the reign of terror, armed robbery, assassination and other criminal activities in Onitsha is always, the killing spot where notorious criminals were publicly executed by the defunct dreaded Bakassi boys.
Ironically, just as Christians travel miles away to Israel on pilgrimage to visit Golgotha, the sport where our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified over 2014 years ago, Ochanja Round About in Ochanja Main market, one of the major markets in the commercial city of Onitsha had played host to many execution of perceived criminals.

Wednesday

When Gov. Obiano Sanitizes Onitsha

From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha
When Apama boy, a popular musician sang that “things are happening in Upper Iweka (Ife na-eme n’Upper Iweka aeee e) people did not understand what he meant. Upper Iweka is one of the notorious areas in the commercial city of Onitsha that had assumed dangerous notoriety to itself in Nigeria and Africa at large.

IJESA PEOPLE: BEFORE WE THROW OFF THE BEAUTIFUL BABY WITH THE BATHWATER AND REVERSE THE PACE OF OUR RESOLUTION TO GROW

This is not about Party A or Party B. This is not about my Party is more righteous than your Party. For every ljesa man or woman, young or old , '2014 Osun Decides' will surely decides who we are as ljesas, 2014 Osun Decides is more of the collective aspiration of people who are in the Six Local Government Areas of the State of Osun which make them 1/5 total population of the State
So, if you are one of those ljesa who instead of working for the reelection of your kinsman, but who at this eleventh hour has now turned yourself to 'an emergency social critic' of Ogbeni's

Peter Obi Honoured By Ndigboamaka Group Lagos

South-East Governor Are Doing Well – Obi

The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed satisfaction on the improving level of governance in the South-East. He was speaking in Lagos on Sunday when Ndigboamamka, a scoio-cultural organisation honoured him at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Lagos for the exemplary leadership he has continued to p[provide for the Igbos and Nigeria in general.

Speaking after the presentation of the ward, Obi said that the Governors of the four Igbo States have continued to improve the standard of lives in the geo-political zone through responsible governance hinged on the provision of infrastructure to the people.

He called on Head Bridge traders to continue to show gratitude to the Governor of Abaia State, Chief Theopdore Orji for fighting to see that the Onitsha Drug market was not closed. He also thanked him for his continued provision of quality leadership to the South-East Governors’ Forum.

Presenting the award to him, the President General of Ohaneze, Chief G. Nnachi Enwo-Igariweya said the award was in recognition of Mr. Obi’s penchant for striving to achieve excellence in all he did, especially the excellence he brought to bear on the way and manner he piloted the affairs of the government of Anambra State for 8 years.

Describing the award as a round peg in a round hole, Mr. Igarriweya thanked the Governor for remaining steadfast in all that he did and had continued to do for the good of Igboland and the country.

Following his general refusal as the former Governor to accept awards when he was the Governor, except on cases he could not resist, many organizations in Nigeria are falling over one another in the bid to honour the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi for his vision, courage and exemplary conduct as the Governor of Anambra State.

Caption for the pic

The Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi (left), being presented by the President of Ohaneze, Chief G. Nnachi Enwo-Igariweya(right) , the Exemplary Leadership Ward from Ndigboamaka at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Lagos on Sunday

Tuesday

Ekiti Election: We Will Go To Court...says APC National Chairman Odigie-Oyegun

"The APC is dragging the federal government to court for constitutional breaches like closing of airports, not allowing our members to embark on legitimate movement, closing the state for 48 hours, militarisation of the election. The system that allowed Obanikoro (Minister of State for Defence) and Police Affairs Minister to move into Ekiti State but prevented our governors and party leaders and members from free movement cannot be constitutional.

How Much Is Life Worth In Nigeria? – Orji Uzor Kalu

Former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu

Reacting to the recent killings of Southerners in the North, the most recent bomb blast in Abuja and several other mishaps in the country, former Governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu took to his Facebook page and wrote:

Charley Boy Retracts Statement Against Okorocha

Contrary to news report that Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy snatched Microphone from Governor Rochas Okorocha as he wanted to make tribute to his late dad, the Area Fada has come out to describe such as mere rumor.In a release, Charly Boy expressed his gratitude to Governors Rochas and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State for their prominent role they played in his father’s burial

Will Smith’s Daughter Sleeps With Snakes

Willow Smith reportedly lets her pet snakes sleep in the same bed as her at night.
The ‘Whip My Hair’ singer, 13, who got her first boa constrictor named Beauty in 2008, is reportedly ‘obsessed’ with the slithery reptiles and even lets them sleep on her bed at night time.
A source told US Weekly: ‘[She is] obsessed with snakes. She has 10 sleeping in her room, and some aren’t in cages!’

APC to sue Femi Fani-Kayode over his comments on BokoHaram

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode to retract his comment alleging that the APC, through its National Publicity Secretary Lai Mohammed, condemned the Federal Government for proscribing the terror group Boko Haram or face a legal action.

DSS Demands Daily List of Hotel Patrons From Hoteliers In Abuja

Foollowing renewed bombings in Abuja, the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, with massive killings and wanton destruction of property by members of the Islamist Boko Haram sect, the Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday, ordered all hotels in Abuja to henceforth forward lists of their guests to the FCT Directorate of Department of State Services, DSS, and the FCT Police Command on a daily basis.
According to him, the hotels have also been mandated to install their individual security cameras within their vicinity and ensure thorough check of all vehicles entering the hotel and their surroundings.

Jonathan’s re-election: Ex-militants vow to cut off fuel supply to North if....

Repentant militant leaders in the Niger Delta have threatened to cut off the supply of petroleum products to Northern Nigeria, should the North oppose the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
The ex-militants, at their meeting in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, also threatened to ensure that the North did not benefit from crude oil proceeds generated from the Niger Delta region.

Breaking News: Military nabs abductor of Chibok girls

Babuji Ya’ari (A suspected abductor of the Chibok girls).

Almost three months after Boko Haram terrorists abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, the military announced, yesterday, that it has arrested one of the sect’s leaders, who was one of the abductors.
This came on a day the sect members bombed a Divisional Police Headquarters in Shani Local Government Area of Borno State and also attacked an emir’s palace.

Breaking News: Deadly Blast in Maiduguri kills at least 15

A huge explosion in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday killed at least 15 people, an AFP photographer said, in the latest blast to hit the city repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram Islamists.

After the explosion in a truck carrying charcoal at the city’s biggest roundabout during morning rush hour, victims were taken to the State Specialist Hospital, where the photographer saw the bodies of 15 people killed in the blast, while witnesses said the toll could be much higher.

Nigerian Top Clergys Curse Boko Haram Insurgents

Bishop David Oyedepo and Pastor Tunde Bakare, two of Nigeria’s very popular Christian leaders, have invoked the wrath of God on the Boko Haram terrorist group that has endlessly inflicted pains in the country, killing its citizens and maiming others.

Ohakim Says He Regrets His Action As Governor Of Imo State

The immediate past Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has pleaded for forgiveness from those he offended during his tenure as governor of the state.
He said he had forgiven those who offended him during the course of his administration.
Ohakim made the appeal yesterday while playing host to the people of Okigwe who called at his country home to urge him to respond to their call for him to complete the tenure of the zone, as his services were still needed in the state.

Boko Haram Is The Armed Wing Of APC- FANI KAYODE

Nigeria’s Former Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday, alleged that the dreaded Islamic terrorist sect Boko Haram, which has wrecked havoc in the northern part of the country, is the armed wing of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). He further accused the Party’s leaders of being supportive of the sect’s actions, as it suits their purpose of discrediting the PDP led government.
“If you compare what’s happening in Nigeria to what happened in Ireland some years ago, you had Sinn Fein on the one hand and then you had the IRA on the other. The IRA was the armed wing of Sinn Fein and as far as I’m concerned, Boko Haram could well be described as the armed wing of the opposition, today.”

Nigerian Election, Mockery Of Democracy –TINUBU

A former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, has lamented that since the return to democracy in 1999, most of the elections in the country have been a mockery of democracy.
The leader of the All Progressives Congress said this during at the inaugural lecture of the Freedom House Democracy Lecture series in Lagos on Monday.

OKONKWO RESIGNS FROM APC

The immediate-past interim Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Annie Okonkwo, has resigned his membership of the party.
Okonkwo, who is also the President of C21, an Igbo socio-political group in a statement he signed yesterday, said he resigned his membership because of the party’s scruffy promises, lack of internal democracy, clannish and sectional disposition of the leadership, adding that APC had no good plans for the South-East people.

Monday

Internet Fraudster Disguising As Rev. Father Nabbed In Enugu

A student of Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State in sixth year, studying Industrial Physics has been arrested for alleged internet fraud by the operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad,SARS, at a border town, Ugwuoba, Enugu State.

Sunday

Chibok, Site Of Abduction Of Schoolgirls, Under Attack By Boko Haram

The terrorist Islamist group Boko Haram has launched a massive attack on Kautikari village in the Chibok area of Borno State. A security source as well as two residents of the area told SaharaReporters that the siege continues as at press time.

‘WE WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE CAMPS IN SAMBISA’, SAYS ESCAPEE CHIBOK GIRL

One of the abducted Chibok schoolgirl who managed to escaped from Boko Haram captivity in Sambisa, said their abdcutors splitted them into three groups as soon as they arrived the thick forest.
The girl who spoke to LEADERSHIP Sunday on phone but pleaded not to be named said she was among the eight students that made it back to town.

BONUS WAHALA: SPORTS MINISTER ON HIS WAY TO BRAZIL WITH OVER $3M TO PAY SUPER EAGLES

Nigeria's Super Eagles have finally gotten their wish to be paid their bonuses as the Federal Government has approved and released money which will be paid to the players before the game against France.

The Super Eagles refused to train on Thursday in preparation for their second round clash with the Europeans in the city of Brasilia.

Lagos car blast: Fashola urges vigilance

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, celebrated his 51st birthday, urging residents to be vigilant and engage any stranger in their neighborhood, to know the reason for his visit to the community.
This came barely days after a car bomb explosion occurred at the Apapa axis of the state, killing about four persons and injuring others.

Goodluck Jonathan: Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls

President Goodluck Jonathan’s first ever known opinion article surfaced in the Washington Post. In an Op-Ed by the president and published by the United States-based newspaper Thursday, Mr. Jonathan delivered a poignant assurance to the international community that has scathingly criticised his effort at rescuing the kidnapped girls. See the complete article below:

Actress Juliet Ibrahim’s marriage crashes

The marriage of Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, to Kwadwo Safo has hit the rocks.
Ibrahim recently through her management consultant announced the news.
According to the statement: “Though it’s a painful decision, it’s necessary. She also pleaded with people not to her divorce with her husband the other way round,and respect the feelings of their only child. The have also agreed to stay in

I don’t sleep around – Sikiratu Sindodo

Nollywood actress, Temitayo Odueke, popularly known as Sikiratu Sindodo, has debunked news that she sleeps around with different men.
In a recent interview, Odueke said people have a wrong impression about her, adding that she doesn’t sleep around as it is being peddled around.

Breaking News: Eke Awka Market Fire Incident Destroys Properties Worth Million of Naira

By Ajayi Bamidele
The busiest domestic market in Awka, Anambra state capital, popularly known as Eke Awka Market has in part been gotten by fire in the early hour of Sunday, 29,June, 2014.
The fire incident which started between the hour of 1 -2 a.m today, was rumoured to have been ignited by a minor electric spark within the cloth sellers line before it later extended to other part of the market.

Rumour Of Osun Commisioner for Finance Arrest In Delta Is Untrue--- Bolohunduro

OSUN COMMISSIONER ARRESTED IN DELTA, RELEASED •IT’S UNTRUE, I DIDN’T GO TO DELTA —COMMISSIONER
Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Dr Wale Bolorunduro, was on Friday evening reportedly arrested by men of the Delta State police command in Warri, Delta State alongside some security escorts but was releaed on Saturday morning.
But Dr Bolorunduro told Sunday Tribune that the report was false, noting that he was not in Delta State but in Lagos with his family.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), reacting to the report, called for a thorough investigation into the matter, alleging that the Osun State government had been making threats ahead of the 9 August, 2014 governorship election in the state, that it would cause mayhem.
Speaking with Sunday Tribune, Mr Ojo Williams, Osun PDP legal adviser, urged the police to investigate the matter thoroughly, alleging that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state had been recruiting all manner of thugs from all parts of the country for the August election and that the commissioner’s arrest with armed escorts vindicated their allegation.
Though details of the arrest are yet to be made public, police sources revealed that the commissioner’s arrest was not unconnected with the six mobile escorts he reportedly engaged in Delta and who were also said to have caused commotion at a hotel in Ugheli.
Police sources said though the commissioner claimed he was in Ughelli to attend a ceremony, he was queried over how he came about the escorts who came in a bank’s security van with upturned registration number BDG 618 AA. The police are also said to be investigating the culpability of the mobile men who, they alleged, might have left their duty posts.
The commissioner countered the claims while speaking with Sunday Tribune, saying: “Ask them to produce their report; at least if they arrested anyone, there should be a report. On Thursday, I wanted to go to Delta State but I could not because I was with the governor on the programme, Gbangba D’ekun. I went to Lagos on Friday morning, thinking I would catch a flight to Delta but I didn’t get any. So I stayed back in Lagos with my wife and family. You can send a reporter to me in Magodo, I am there presently as we speak.”
“I don’t know where they got that story from and it is not fair bringing my former employer into that kind of dirty politics,” he said.
The commissioner was said to have lodged at the hotel in Ughelli with the said escorts, where they reportedly fired gunshots into the air and teargas at the hotel lodgers as well as residents in the area, which attracted the attention of men of the state Dragon Patrol unit.
According to police sources, who claimed they were yet to conclude investigation into the matter, the Osun commissioner admitted that the security escorts were with him after two of the escorts were arrested, while the others fled.
The situation reportedly degenerated when they refused the entreaties of the men of the police command who were drafted in to restore peace. The escorts and the commissioner, it was said, took off in their vehicles with the men of the police command in hot pursuit.
“The escorts started firing at the policemen when they were asked to stop,” a source said, adding that “you can imagine it. But our men were able to overpower them. They arrested them in Warri. It was when they were being interrogated that we realised that a state commissioner was involved,” explained one of the sources.
The commissioner and the escorts, according to sources, who were transferred to Asaba in the early hour of Saturday, were released on the orders of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ikechukwu Aduba, while the police public relations officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, insisted that investigation into the matter was in progress.
Mr Williams advised the Federal Government to take keen interest in Osun State over the continued threat of violence being made by APC and Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
“Governor Aregbesola has vowed to cause mayhem in Osun and he has been saying it everywhere he goes. We know that the APC government has been recruiting thugs, arming and training them in some locations in the state. The Federal Government must not take the threat lightly.
“What we have in Osun at present is worse than Boko Haram,” Williams alleged.
Source: Tribune

Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Dr Wale Bolorunduro, was on Friday evening reportedly arrested by men of the Delta State police command in Warri, Delta State alongside some security escorts but was released on Saturday morning.

Read How Cameroon Soldiers Arrested 50 Nigerian Businessmen And Tagged Them Boko Haram

BOKO HARAM: CAMEROON ARRESTS 50 NIGERIAN BUSINESSMEN
Cameroon’s military authorities said they arrested 50 Nigerian businessmen for allegedly collaborating with the Boko Haram insurgents, just as Cameroonian soldiers killed 10 suspected members of the Islamist group.
The Wednesday killing, according to the Voice of America, took place in Mora along the Cameroon border with Borno State.
The military said, in addition to killing some of the militants, it confiscated vehicles, a large number of weapons, and detained dozens of Nigerians on suspicion of aiding Boko Haram.
The spokesperson for the Cameroonian military, Colonel Chioka Pierre, told the VOA they had been conducting sweeps as part of an intensified crackdown on persons behind violent incidents in Cameroon, believed to be connected to the Islamist insurgents.
He said they had been searching border villages to prevent incursions or to stop militants from using the country as a hideout or launching pad for attacks. According to him, local residents are cooperating with the military to root out Boko Haram suspects in the area.
There have been reports of strange faces seen in the border villages and residents said they were afraid Boko Haram might be recruiting young, unemployed people in Cameroon.
“We are seeing most of our graduates every year having no jobs. Tell me, if somebody comes and proposes a high sum of money to join this organisation, most youths are desperate, they will be forced to do everything to get into these extremist activities,” Bipong Dennis, a Cameroonian said.
Military spokesperson, Colonel Didier Badjeck, acknowledged Boko Haram had become a serious threat in northern Cameroon.
He said the security situation in northern Cameroon was getting worse and the terrorist group was a threat in terms of recruiting young people, killing, looting and stealing.
Two weeks ago, Cameroon’s military also detained 40 suspected Boko Haram militants in Maroua and sealed off a market where they suspected terrorist could be hiding arms.
Source: Punch

Cameroon’s military authorities said they arrested 50 Nigerian businessmen for allegedly collaborating with the Boko Haram insurgents, just as Cameroonian soldiers killed 10 suspected members of the Islamist group.
The Wednesday killing, according to the Voice of America, took place in Mora along the Cameroon border with Borno State.

American Senate Frustrate Effort Against Boko Haram Insurgents—RICE

AMERICAN SENATE FRUSTRATING EFFORT AGAINST BOKO HARAM —RICE
The United States of America has said its efforts towards assisting Nigeria in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency are being hampered by its Senate.
The US’ National Security Adviser, Susan Rice, said the country’s Senate delay in approving President Barack Obama’s ambassadorial nominees was hurting America’s national and African security, particularly in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria.
“I am focused every day on keeping our country secure and our citizens – at home and abroad – safe. But these goals are hindered and our stature abroad is weakened when we are not fielding a full team. That’s why I urge the Senate to let the President’s qualified ambassadorial nominees get to work on behalf of the American people,” Rice said.
According to her, 16 of the ambassadorial posts are in Africa, adding that the Republicans in the US Senate have refused to confirm Obama’s nominees.
“In Africa, a quarter of our ambassadors are awaiting Senate confirmation. And in combating regional instability and serious challenges such as Boko Haram, key partners including Niger, Cameroon, and Mauritania – as well as our delegation to the African Union – need ambassadors in place now.
“And with the US-Africa Leaders Summit planned for later this summer, it’s crucial that we display our commitment to partnering with leaders from across the continent for the good of Africa and the United States,” the American security adviser said.
Rice added that President Obama had been waiting for at least five months for the Senate to confirm the appointment of his nominees.
“Right now, 48 nominees for ambassador are pending and 26 are on the Executive Calendar and eligible for confirmation by the full Senate — 16 of whom are career Foreign Service Officers.
“Together, all ambassadorial nominees have been waiting an average of 161 days, while those on the Executive Calendar have been waiting an average of 262 days. This is simply too long,” she said.
Source: Punch

The United States of America has said its efforts towards assisting Nigeria in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency are being hampered by its Senate.
The US’ National Security Adviser, Susan Rice, said the country’s Senate delay in approving President Barack Obama’s ambassadorial nominees was hurting America’s national and African security, particularly in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria.

US Issues Security Alert To American Citizens Residing In Nigria

US MISSION ISSUE SECURITY ALERT TO AMERICAN CITIZENS IN NIGERIA
Against the backdrop of growing terror attacks in the country, most recently the June 25 bombing at EMAB Plaza in Abuja, the United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a strong security alert to her citizens- resident and travelling to the country.
The alert, which traced the history of bombing attacks to weekends, especially those associated with holidays and the fact that the Ramadan fast started this weekend, advised all US citizens to take extra precautions for their personal security and safety.
American residents and travellers to Nigeria were advised to be vigilant, particularly around churches and other places of worship, locations where large crowds may gather, government facilities and areas frequented by expatriates.
The Mission noted that security situation in Nigeria remained heightened due to threats posed by extremist groups, forewarning her citizens to expect additional police and military checkpoints, additional security, and possible road blocks throughout the country.
The embassy urged against non-essential travel to or within Abuja in the course of the weekend.
The US Mission recommended that American citizens travelling to or residing in Nigeria should enrol in the Department of State’s Traveller Enrollment Program (STEP), adding that such enrolment provides them with the latest security updates, as well as affording them prompt access to the nearest US Embassy or Consulate in the case of an emergency.
Source: Tribune

Against the backdrop of growing terror attacks in the country, most recently the June 25 bombing at EMAB Plaza in Abuja, the United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a strong security alert to her citizens- resident and travelling to the country.

Ekiti: Rights group wants probe of INEC ballot papers before Osun poll

The Nigerian Human Rights Community has called for a public inquiry into the type of ballot papers used for the Ekiti State governorship election so as to ascertain or disprove claims that the ballots were photochromic papers programmed to skew victory to the side of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The rights group said this was necessary before the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State.

INEC Replaces Servinng REC Akeju With Agbaje

INEC REMOVES AKEJU AS OSUN REC •REPLACES HIM WITH AGBAJE
Barring any last minute change,the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ambassador Toyin Akeju, will this week proceed on leave ahead of the state governorsip election slated for August 9, 2014.
A reliable source at the INEC office in Oshogbo, Osun State, told the Sunday Tribune that the REC in Kogi State,Mr Segun Agbaje, is to take charge in the state from this week .
The decision was taken last week during the routine meeting of the National Chairman of the Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, with the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), RECs which was attended by the National Electoral Commissioners.
According to the source,”the change is overdue and as the Commission is preparing to deliver a free and fair election in Osun as was done in Ekiti State, there is nothing new about it. The man in question is going on his annual leave and there should be no vacuum.”
A High Court had ruled that the state REC should be removed having been linked with a national leader of now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), but the Commission had refused to carry out the ruling, saying that it would not act on mere rumour.
Though Sunday Tribune could not reach the Chief Press Secretary, to the national chairman of the Commission, Mr Kayode Idowu, one of the national Commissioners of the Commission confirmed the development, saying that they wanted to give Nigeria the best and nothing more. Osun REC is only going on leave,” he confirmed.
Source: Tribune

Barring any last minute change,the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ambassador Toyin Akeju, will this week proceed on leave ahead of the state governorsip election slated for August 9, 2014.

Imo state Government Hits Back At Charley Boy

MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL OKOROCHA’S ENCOUNTER WITH CHARLY BOY
The drama that played out at burial of late Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Hon. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, between the deceased son, Charly Boy, and Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has continued to generate several reactions.
Charly Boy had reportedly prevented Okorocha from making a speech during the funeral service, by snatching the microphone from the governor, just before he could say anything meaningful.
The junior Oputa had insisted that no politician should speak after the presidential address delivered by the Secretary to the Federal Government (SFG), Anyim Pius Anyim.
Reacting to the incident, the Imo State Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Valentine Ogbuehi, decried the action, saying honour, respect and recognition should be given to whom it is due.
The SDP boss said the governor’s presence in any function represents the presence of the whole state, stressing that any embarrassment meted on him is an embarrassment to the whole state.
PDP chieftain and Owerri-based legal practitioner, Joseph Ihemedu, said, “Charly Boy did what he did because he did not want any politician to play politics with the death of his father, based on experience.”
Ihemedu said, “You know that Oguta people have their own peculiar tradition and which must be respected by everybody who is in their community, no matter how highly placed in society.
“The burial is completely the affairs of the Oputa family, and as such, their wishes must be respected.”
National Publicity Secretary, Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Vitalis Ajumbe, on his part, said this has nothing to do with partisan politics, adding that it is very embarrassing for the governor to be treated in such a disdainful and disrespectful manner.
“What Charly Boy did to the governor is an embarrassment to the entire people of Imo State, which should be condemned by all decent minds,” he said.
Imo State chairman of the All Progressive Alliance (APGA), Chudi Onuzo, said he would not like to comment on the issue for personal reasons.
Meanwhile, another PDP chieftain, Ralph Obioha, said, “The governor got what he deserved. Remember what he did during the burial of the late Chief John Anyaehie at Nkwerre sometime ago.
“He got there and instead of talking something reasonable, he began to insult the President and probably because Charly Boy did not want a repeat performance of such, he prevented the governor from making any speech.”
Source: Daily Independent

The drama that played out at burial of late Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Hon. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, between the deceased son, Charly Boy, and Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has continued to generate several reactions.

REVEALED: New List of Boko Haram Financiers Exposed

After many speculations on where the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, are getting the weapons they frequently use to unleash terror in the north-eastern states of Nigeria and Abuja, their main sources have been unveiled.

Read How Stella Oduah Intend To Finance Her Senatoial Election Bid

By Ajayi Bamidele
Former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has initiated moves to expand her business empire.
Checks confirmed that business activities are being witnessed across the branches of her major business and claim to fame, Sea Petroleum & Gas Company Limited, an independent petroleum marketer in Nigeria.

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