MASSOB Cautions Umahi over Political Tension, Attacks on Opposition Parties

FROM OUR NEWS DESK (ENUGU)

The Movement for the Actualization  of the  Sovereign  State of Biafra  (MASSOB)has condemned what they described as political tension, attacks, intimidations,  killings and subjective arrest and detention of political opponents of APC led government in Ebonyi state .

MASSOB under the leadership of Comrade Uchenna Madu after their National executive meeting held in Enugu at the weekend, said they are condemning in its entirety the said irresponsible activities of Ebonyi state government under the alleged watch of  Engr David Umahi.

“Governor Dave Umahi should know that in less than 8 months, he will be out of office.If his predecessor did same to him, he may not have been the governor of Ebonyi state today.

” Let us remind him of the Igbo adage said that  Onye gbulu nwa nne ya abughi dike (Whoever that kill his brother is not a hero)

“It is  very unfortunate that an Abakiliki based journalist, Mr Godfrey Chikwere was arrested and detained in October 2021 by the present government of Ebonyi state because of what he wrote on his facebook page that politicians can pay youths to murder political enemies but they can’t empower the youths to be useful for their futures.

“Mr. Peter Okutu, a reporter with Vanguard Newspaper in Abakiliki  and Mr. Agwu Chijioke, another  reporter with  Daily Sun Newspaper in Abakiliki were both arrested in April 2020 by the same government because of their unbiased newspaper reportage, which the governor was not pleased with.

“Now, the political witch-hunting in Ebonyi state have shifted to political opponents in the state. 

“The Labour Party  senatorial candidate in Ebonyi South,  Hon. Linus Okorie was arrested by the governor’s ‘foot soldiers’  called  Ebube Agu, after torturing him  they handed him over to the biased Nigeria police on the order of the governor

“Another political opponent being marked for elimination is  the APGA governorship candidate, he was attacked by the same Ebube Agu security outfit of Governor Dave  Umahi.

“MASSOB wondered why the governor of Ebonyi state uses his position of service the people of Ebonyi state bestowed on him to victimize her citizens.

“MASSOB through their National Director of Information,  Comrade Edeson Samuel in a press release, which was made available to us, advised the governor to release all the political prisoners of conscience in Ebonyi state, noted that Ndigbo has suffered enough political subjections from the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s led APC government.