The Abia State government has denied sponsoring the activities of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra (IPOB) in the state.
The Alex Otti-led
administration also denied using the state’s funds to sponsor legal battles of
Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25
Presidential polls.
The denials were made by
Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and
Publicity, in reaction to some recent media reports.
The Abia government said the
press conferences where the allegations were made, were suspected to have been
sponsored by the two opposition parties currently in court against Otti’s
governorship victory.
The state government said the
allegations were heavy and should be investigated by security agencies, with
the view of inviting the culprits to explain their claims.
” In the first press
conference, a group of young men alleged that Governor Alex Otti was using Abia
funds to sponsor the litigation of LP presidential candidate in the last
election, Mr Peter Obi.
” In the second press
conference, another group of strange fellows alleged that the four-month-old
government of Dr Alex Otti was sponsoring the Indigenous People Of Biafra,
IPOB, to cause terror in the State.”
” They went further to call for
the governorship election judgment billed for 6th October 2023 not to be
delivered in Abia because the Abia State government had allegedly concluded
plans to intimidate the Justices to deliver judgment in favour of Governor Alex
Otti or alternatively, would ensure that the Judges would be killed if they
fail to deliver judgment in favour of the Governor” Ekeoma said.
He said the allegations had the
propensity to cause insecurity and the breakdown of law and order in the state
and even endanger the lives of innocent citizens.
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