An Enugu West group, Greater Awgu People’s Movement, GAPM, Thursday took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari’s aides from the area over what they called “consistent verbal onslaught on the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.”
The media has been awash in recent times with a vow from the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu and a special assistant to the President on Justice Reform, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagu, to retire Ekweremadu from the Senate.
They are both from Udi, in Enugu West Senatorial Zone of the State.
Mr. Okechukwu had while addressing delegates of Awgu Local Government to the forthcoming APC senatorial primary alleged that “what Ekweremadu has been doing in the Senate in the last three years is fighting Mr. president and not lawmaking”.
Also, Ibekaku-Nwagwu had told the media that her senatorial ambition was fueled by lack of leadership and infrastructural development in the zone, which she said could not be equated to the “quantum of money purportedly expended as constituency funds for the zone”.
However, reacting to their claims, the group said both APC members should bury their heads in shame for not using their positions to attract anything to their local government areas let alone Enugu West Senatorial Zone.
The statement signed by Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, coordinator-general, Rt. Hon. Israel Ani, secretary-general and Comrade Victor Onuoha, Publicity Secretary, read in part: “We are amazed at the level of media propaganda being spearheaded by appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari from Enugu State. It is more worrisome considering that these verbal tirades are coming from those who are part of the present day government that has made life so unbearable for the people.
“On would have expected these individuals, if indeed they truly have any genuine aspiration, to tell us what they have done so far with their positions. Our people had expected to know what presence of the Federal Government they have attracted to their wards in Udi, let alone the entire Enugu West. How many lives have they touched? What impact have they have with their appointments?
“We can boldly say that no positive answer can come for any of the above questions. Perhaps, the only thing they are doing is breeding crisis and threatening the existing peace and security in Enugu State through the endless crisis in their party, the APC.
“It is, therefore, not out of place that having nothing to show for their present appointments, the only way to be relevant is to ceaselessly abuse and attack Ekweremadu to attract media attention.
“The achievements of Ekweremadu, especially his contributions in the legislative roles of the National Assembly has been glaring; the constituency projects he has attracted not just to Enugu West but the entire State is unparalleled. We challenge Osita Okechukwu and Ibekaku-Ngwagu to name anything they have done for their various wards in Udi Local Government Area.”
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