What looks like political
intolerance is secretly brewing very fast in Anambra State, following the destruction of over 34
billboards erected by Chief Sir Victor Umeh of the All Progressive Grand
Alliance APGA, allegedly carried out by
loyalists suspected to be working for
Honourabe Uche Ekwunife of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, both contesting
for the central senatorial seat of the state.
Taking journalists round the sites, the Director General of Chief Sir Victor Umeh Campaign Organization , Barrister Obele-Chuka-Obele disclosed that only the posters of Honourable Ekwunife are still standing in Eri-Na-Ano, Enuguw-Ukwu , Agu-Ukwu Nri, Adazi , Nwagu-Agulu , Nkpor, Ogidi, Borromeo and other places around the senatorial district as at the time of the tour.
He described the actions
as “most unfortunate and a very crooked way by practicing gutter
politics and thuggery of expressing
power”.Taking journalists round the sites, the Director General of Chief Sir Victor Umeh Campaign Organization , Barrister Obele-Chuka-Obele disclosed that only the posters of Honourable Ekwunife are still standing in Eri-Na-Ano, Enuguw-Ukwu , Agu-Ukwu Nri, Adazi , Nwagu-Agulu , Nkpor, Ogidi, Borromeo and other places around the senatorial district as at the time of the tour.
His words: “Inspite of these deliberate provocations by this group and also
inspite of the fact that Chief Sir Victor Umeh Organization, has the
wherewithal, capacity and capability to retaliate tenfold, we still restrain
ourselves and resisted the temptation of degeneration to her level of gutter
politics and thuggery which has become the imprimatur of Iyom Uche Ekwunife ”.
Barrister Obele Chuka expressed displeasure at the rate political opponent who is becoming intolerant, stating that “we are guided by the philosophy of our principal Chief Sir Victor Umeh, to maintain high decorum and run a purely issue-based campaign devoid of any action that might cause breach of peace in the state ”.
Director General Victor Umeh Campaign Organization however called of the Inspector General of Police, Sulaiman Abba to enforce the provision of the breach of peace and unlawful Assembly law on Honourable Uche Ekwunife for allegedly destroying the political billboard of Chief Sir Victor Umeh at various Locations in the Central Zone of Anambra state.
Barrister Obele Chuka expressed displeasure at the rate political opponent who is becoming intolerant, stating that “we are guided by the philosophy of our principal Chief Sir Victor Umeh, to maintain high decorum and run a purely issue-based campaign devoid of any action that might cause breach of peace in the state ”.
Director General Victor Umeh Campaign Organization however called of the Inspector General of Police, Sulaiman Abba to enforce the provision of the breach of peace and unlawful Assembly law on Honourable Uche Ekwunife for allegedly destroying the political billboard of Chief Sir Victor Umeh at various Locations in the Central Zone of Anambra state.
His Words ‘’ we
call on the
Inspector General of police (IGP) and the Anambra state commissioner of
police
to immediately enforce the provision of the breach of peace and unlawful
Assembly Law, Section 3(2) or that he should prescribe a one-year
prison term or one
million naira fine or both prison term or fine for its violation’’
Reacting when contacted vying
telephone chat, Honourable Uche Ekwunife dissociated herself from the
allegation, and describe it as a figment of imagination which would not help
the later by creating blackmail to gain cheat political scores.
She alleged that her billboards had
been destroyed on many occasions, but remain resolute, she buoyed to embarking
on issue-based campaign devoid of any political distraction from any quarter
but reaching out to the electorates, telling them the programmes she has been
able to execute as an honourable member in the house of representatives, and
promised to provide better representation, if given another opportunity to
serve at an exulted office of the National Assembly.
