In the days leading
to the 2015 general elections,the APC had in a bid to woo the electorate who
had been endeared to the PDP since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999,
tried to puncture the political milestones recorded by Ekweremadu’s representation
of Enugu-West senatorial district since 2003.
The APC wanted to
snatch power from the former ECOWAS Speaker, who they said, apart from
monopolizing the seat, has been under performing as a senator. Now, the party’s
emergence at the centre has given impetus to APC in the state especially the
chieftains in Enugu-West, to begin moves to get the senatorial seat.
Leading
APC chieftains in Enugu-West include the
Director General,Voice of Nigeria,VON,Osita Okechukwu and Minister for
Foreign Affairs,Godfrey Onyema. Colour of water passing under the bridge shows
that the APC in Enugu is bent on capitalising on the alleged forgery trial of
Ekweremadu’s to gain political grounds at the 2019 general elections.
With the
alleged forgery trial in place, political trenches are being dug from where
major offensives would be launched between now and 2019.
Political persecution A peep into what may happen
manifested last weekend following the
PDP stakeholders meeting at Awgu, Enugu-West senatorial district to show
solidarity to Ekweremadu, one of their illustrious sons, over what they
tagged,”political persecution by the APC-led Federal Government”.
We ‘ll hold
FG responsible if anything happens to Ekweremadu – PDP A communique issued at
the end of meeting, which was signed by the Traditional Ruler of Okpanku,Aninri
Local Government Area,in Enugu State, Igwe Samuel Ukpabi, read:
“Ekweremadu is
a senator of the Federal Republic elected with an overwhelming mandate of his
people and has remained one of Nigeria’s brightest lawmakers, who enjoys the
confidence of his colleagues on account of which he was re-elected the deputy
senate president for an unprecedented third time.
“His re-election into that
position did not violate any known convention, practice and the constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The desperation of the cabal in the APC-led
Federal Government to get rid of him by all means is hugely counter-productive
and hold ramifying consequences for Nigeria’s political stability and unity.
“We would hold the Federal Government squarely responsible should anything
untoward happen to Ekweremadu.
We therefore condemn the kangaroo trial of the
Senate presiding officers and National Assembly bureaucracy in continued
contempt for the rule law, revered democratic principles of separation of
power, court orders, which constitute a dangerous muscling of the judiciary and
‘abuse of legal process’ (in the words of Justice Kolawole) by the APC-led
Federal Government”.
APC demands retraction of letter to international
community However, the Vice Chairman, APC, in Enugu State, Chief Anike Nwoga,
at the weekend, insisted that Ekweremadu must retract his letter to the
international community over his ongoing forgery trial alongside Senate
President, Bukola Saraki and two others.
Nwoga told his party men that by the
letter, Senator Ekweremadu had tarnished the image of Nigeria and by extension,
the President. He spoke at a rally held by members of the APC in Awgu town,
Enugu State. Notable among other top APC chieftains at the rally were the
Deputy State Chairman, Comrade A.C. Ude, Woman Leader, Lolo Queen Nwankwo,
Chief Flavour Eze, who represented the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey
Onyeama, Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reform, Barrister Julie
Ibekaku, Director General, Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu and Barrister
Sharon Ikeazor. Addressing the rally, Nwoga warned Senator Ike Ekweremadu to
stop insulting President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, Ekweremadu should
retract the “desperate” letter he wrote to the international community because
it is 360 degrees at variance with the oath of office he solemnly swore, to be
faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and always
act in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, wellbeing and
prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “By this unwarranted letter, he
has desecrated the Constitution, tarnished the image of Nigeria and by
extension our dear president. As a senior lawyer, we had expected him to
maintain his earlier statement that he has faith in the Almighty God and the
Nigerian courts” the APC chieftain said.
Source: Vanguardngr
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