I see you couldn't as much answer my questions, eh? And speaking of tit-for-tat, what do you call what you've been doing, tat for tit? Listen, I can from your reaction to simple things guess your age, in the twenties or very early thirties. After it was revealed to you that I indeed have been upset ever since your obi invited his thugs to kill my people, you couldn’t be man enough to apologies for accusing me of being apathetic towards what my people has endured in the hands of oppressors? My presence here and where else is to defend my Igbo ethnic group and not Ojukwu, orji kalu or any other sellout, get it? Still I've forgiven all your transgressions and rudeness towards me because we cannot afford the division. Ndewo.
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Adeniyi, This is the problem with the so-called new- breed of Ndi-Igbo. Yoruba's and Hausa's do not insult their elders. No matter what! Tufiakwa!!! This Ikemba bashing here will leads us to nowhere. Unfortunately we are just our own enemy. Ndi-Igbo nasi nwata tuo na ya elu ogodo????????
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Criticism is no insult, it is an expression of disatisfaction by the critic. Criticism of Ojukwu is a welcome sign of Igbo awakening,it is aroused by resentment of his political behavior;It is healthy and most democratic sign of free Igbo not Yorubas or Awusa who kill their elders. Remember we have no King or Queen to answer. However; Dead or live, Ojukwu will always be IGBO 1 for his intellectual war admiration among the Igbos but not above criticism.
I strongly believe that he made a stooge of himself in political issues emblezzoned in Anambra but that does not diminish his capacity as Igbo 1. He must be criticised and can be insulted, Ojukwu is an elder, a high profile celebrity and a public figure, not untouchable. Copy that.
Hail Biafra
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quote:Criticism is no insult, it is an expression of disatisfaction by the critic.
quote:Criticism of Ojukwu is a welcome sign of Igbo awakening,it is aroused by resentment of his political behavior;It is healthy and most democratic sign of free Igbo not Yorubas or Awusa who kill their elders.
I strongly believe that he made a stooge of himself in political issues emblezzoned in Anambra ....... He must be criticised and can be insulted, Ojukwu is an elder, a high profile celebrity and a public figure, not untouchable.
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What else can I add?
quote:Copy that.
I hope those who have accused me and MeBiafran of being anti Ojukwu from the word go ( an accusation which flies in the face of facts) copy that
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criticism yes but insult no my brother, There is a fine line between critizing an elder Statesman and insulting him. I think few here and Co have crossed that line, and it should be pointed out. That is what I copy, I will never copy insult. Igbo we respect elders we don't fear them. That is the difference between Igbos and the rest.
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If IG will take a little time to review what I've stated in the past about Ojukwu, he'll perhaps see why it has become urgent for us to say something about his late behavior. No one (Igbo) I know of on BNW takes delight to deride Ikemba, what however we want is a man who will not be dancing around whichever way the wind blows. Thanks Way1.
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IG My brother you got it right. This crossing of the line, can not be reffered to as criticism. I have read people here blantantly insulting Ikemba and calling him names. I just want to remind some of us lest we forget, that for the action of this great son of our land, some of us will not be here today posting the garbage i read here in the name of criticism. If people decide to insult Ikemba because of the dirty and juggle politics in nigeria and Igboland in particular good luck to all of you. Ikemba Ojukwu has not done anything wrong towards Ndi-Igbo till date to deserve the kind of bashing going on here. He is the only Igbo leader still alive today that will never sell us out, no matter what.
Nwa afor Igbo who went home to see things on first hand posted this: In a message dated 11/13/2006 8:37:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, anak@verizon. net writes: Here attached is ASA-USA President report on his mission to Anambra State.
NAANAKWENZE GOV. PETER OBI’S IMPEACHMENT: PRESIDENT’S MISSION REPORT
Due to the crisis in Anambra State I was sent on an urgent mission back home (Awka) on a fact gathering and problem solving visit as the President of ASA-USA. The upper leadership of W.I.C also traveled with me for this purpose and also for the up coming Ohaneze elections in Umuahia. I found WIC’s top leadership (Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary General) to be quite motivated to serve Ndi-Igbo and they appeared to be on top of things particularly it’s Chairman, Ichie Onwuchekwa. We arrived in Abuja safely on November 1, 2006 , and slept in Abuja for that night with a plan of continuing to Enugu and Awka in the morning. As we woke up in our Abuja Hotel, news about Peter Obi’s impeachment was all over the air and news. Many people tried to dissuade us from traveling to Awka due to possible violence and rioting by people. We decided to continue on our peace mission and arrived Awka safely at about 12noon on November 2, 2006 . Every thing was in a state of chaos due to the impeachment saga. We met with the Secretary to Government and the commissioners of Anambra State Government in order to be current with the latest developments on the ground. Mr. Obi and Mrs. Etiaba went to Enugu to meet with Chief Ojukwu (Ikemba Nnewi) so we could not see them immediately. We spent the next two hours doing press conferences with the various media houses (TV, Radio,Newspapers) and clearly stating ASA-USA positions on the Anambra crisis. The chaotic situation and the celebration party by the pro-impeachment faction in Asaba made it difficult for us to reach them despite many attempts. Mrs. Etiaba’s emergence as Governor was due to an agreement by Ojukwu and APGA party members to keep the political power in APGA while Mr. Peter Obi pursues his case through the court system. It is the general opinion of the best legal minds in Nigeria that the impeachment was illegal and will be easily overturned in the court quickly, particularly as Oyo Gubernatorial impeachment case had already set a precedence. We must all continue to speak out against this illegal impeachment process that had transpired. The impeachment of Peter Obi was conducted at 5AM by the rebellious lawmakers who did not have the requisite two third majority numbers. Their action was clearly illegal and will be easily overturned in the court of law. Four of the lawmakers in the list of those who impeached the governor came out on TV to state that they were not part of it including one in his sick bed in London . . In the evening of 11-2-06 we joined a meeting of the Anambra leaders of thought composing of highly esteemed individuals such as Anambra Ohaneze leaders led by Dr. Ikedife, Arch Bishops of the Catholic and Anglican denominations, various Anambra Kings with Obi of Onitsha playing a very prominent role, leaders of the various town unions, labor union leaders, major trading and transportation associations. Our Anambra people appeared to be more united than ever. The leaders of thought were asking our people to avoid rioting in the streets as a way of preventing the declaration of emergency rule by the federal government. I spoke to this body about our positions and I pledged our full support for what they are doing. At the end we jointly addressed the press.
We met with Mr. Peter Obi on Friday 11-3-06 , where we discussed the current situation and the various options that were available to pursue. I expressed the support of ASA-USA and the entire Anambra people in the fight against these forces of evil that are bent on keeping Anambra people down. He has started fighting back with legal actions initiated already and he felt confident about his chances of overcoming that illegal impeachment by his opponents.
We visited Awka town, which was calm and people were conducting their regular business. Onitsha city was busy with road construction activities everywhere. All the gutters and roads are being rebuilt and cleaned up. Obi’s government is also constructing a very large stock exchange building in Onitsha . The following day, Saturday 11-4-06 we proceeded to Umuahia for the election of the new Ohaneze leaders. All the serious leaders in Ala-Igbo were present except a few. Irukwu and Iwuanyawu were absent. We addressed all the Igbo leaders at this gathering and met so many prominent Igbos. ASA-USA was properly sited with other prominent Igbo bodies as a delegated member organization. We were very active and instrumental in electing Dr. Ikedife as our man who will lead the entire Ohanaeze Igbo. One Lagos based businessman tried to create confusion by refusing to accept Dr. Ikedife as Anambra’s consensus candidate. He was widely regarded as being sponsored by Abuja . I stopped his many attempts to create confusion and make us, Anambra people, look disunited and not together. I stood close to him and countered all his various moves at sowing confusion at that meeting. Dr. Ikedife, the new Ohaneze leader is a medical practitioner who is very credible, eloquent, forthright, honest, and fearless. Everyone that I spoke to had a very good impression of him (Dr Ikedife) and they all said that we made the right choice. He will do a very good job for Ndi-Igbo and is very unlikely to sell us out like his predecessors.
My personal impression, on what is happening in Anambra state is as follows: The crisis in our state is designed, sponsored and formulated in Abuja by PDP and the Presidency The impeachment was designed to create an easy landing zone for Andy Uba’s gubernatorial ambition. Anambra state is supposed to be a gift to him for his dubious loyalty to Mr. President The opposition lawmakers are in it for their personal financial gain as well as to secure automatic second term nomination for PDP party through the sale of our people and our interests PDP party does not want to give Obi the chance to complete all his various construction projects going on in Onitsha . PDP feels that this will make it hard for them to rig election in the future All this things are going bad in Anambra State because all of our quality men and women have decided to keep quiet by not participating in the governance process, thereby allowing Ndi agbolo na ndi ochu-passenger to take over governance. Nature abhors vacuum. If we don’t get involved, is it our children who are born here that will solve our problems at home in Nigeria ? And this is our final home for God’s sake. They cannot do what they are presently doing to us and get away with it in other part of the country. What are we afraid of? As I was going home, more than 100 people advised me, against speaking up for our cause because they felt that my life will be in danger. We must get involved and prevent outsiders such as President Obasanjo and PDP from choosing our leaders because they do not have our best interest at heart. We must, through our various town unions, exert our collective power and punishment on those lawless lawmakers through sanction and recall. Excommunication of these saboteurs will be an effective weapon if properly implemented We should continue to put pressure on the Judge who presided over all these illegalities and call him to order. Punishment such as judicial sanctions for his activities is quite in order. We should pursue this. The lawless lawmakers should be denied access to the United States of America . We should work on this. We should still support the legitimate and legally elected governor who is Peter Obi. Nwachukwu Anakwenze President ASA-USA
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Even before you posted this article, I was already aware of what Ojukwu did to keep the power in Anambra while Obi fight his case in court. If Ojukwu had seat idle and allow PDP speaker to take over,the same people will still be critizing him. The man can never win no matter which side he is on.
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My brother the only reasons why the speaker Balonwu is not sitting there as governor is because of the money laundering scandal involving Ubah nothing to do with Ikemba. If anything thank Orji, Atiku and co. who threw Ubah's dirty laundry out in the open.Obi can win in court but will the Ibogun thug obey the court, ask Ladoja in Ibadan.
It is amazing that people who are calling for Biafra do not see how serious the issue of killing MASSOB members is!! I don't care what anybody says those who put Peter Obi there must bear some responsibility for the massacre. Accountability in Igbo land must start from the top.
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My wish at this time is for some of us to stop being suckers for one man’s desires to instead be more concerned with the welfare of the generality of Ndiigbo. I don't understand all this other stuff some are saying here. A chunk of folks who are dissatisfied today with Ojukwu were at the vanguard of protecting his image before a careful review revealed a disturbing dark side of the man. He’s unquestionably a different man from Ojukwu of the past and this can never change if we continue to naively dance around him just for the sake. Yeah, right, let’s forget he said the things he said during the doomed obasanjo conference so that some will continue to see him as infallible? If we’re to make any headway, we must drop the cant considering that we've all at one point in our lives disagreed strongly with people that matter the most in our lives, our parents. With that in mind, I don't see how Ojukwu's case should be a life and death situation. Where in the world are umeh, nwokolo etc, all Ojukwu’s new found pals? Howbeit we are to continue to excuse every mistakes of this man because his name is Ojukwu and not Okeke or Okafor? When you traverse the entire Igboland you’ll see that no one else has been given so much leeway than Ojukwu which is why he does as he pleases that in turn elicit what some of us are now saying, ENOUGH. Ojukwu did not fight the Biafran war alone so please let’s factor that when we make him to be God himself! In fact his stubbornness lost that war for us and nothing can change this fact. I used to be like most of these guys until I started paying careful attention to things Mazi Chiboy writes to get a better handle on things. Ojukwu is too silent on MASSOB for my liking. There’s nothing also to show he’s sort the release of Chief Uwazuruike still we must see him as Jesus Christ? I don’t think so.
quote:On the unconstitutional impeachment of Gov Peter Obi of Anambra which was done at 5.30 am by a faction of the House of Assembly from their Asaba hideout, does the AG mean that all that matters nowadays in becoming governor is to be sworn in? If a band of armed robbers abducts a governor and swears in someone, that person becomes governor? When I read Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s reason for tergiversating, I wondered what had happened to those Ojukwu recently referred to as rascals? When did the actions of rascals become constitutional? – Pini Jason
In other words, Ojukwu supported at last the actions of rascals?
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quote:Why Ojukwu Dumped Obi 15th November By Maxwell Oditta, Asst Politics Editor, Lagos
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is silent on the sack of Governor Peter Obi because he thinks it is pay back for ignoring his advice on how to run the affairs of Anambra.
A close aide of Obi disclosed that Ojukwu believes the manner Obi was removed is unconstitutional but wished he had listened to the counsel he gave him in Awka a few weeks after the Election Appeal Tribunal declared him elected.
Ojukwu had urged Obi to continue with the work of former Governor Chris Ngige, especially the road projects.
He had wanted to prevail on him to re-contest for the governorship under the APGA platform, rather than resort to litigation for a four-year tenure or, worse, defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The source narrated that Ojukwu "felt let down when Obi gave the impression of abandoning the road projects. Each time he was taken to task on the projects, he would explain that the work would resume after the rainy season, an explanation that left everyone unimpressed."
Obi’s adversaries removed him from office just when the rains were over. But not before he received President Olusegun Obasanjo who came to flag off several projects, including roads, even when subsisting ones lay fallow.
The source stated that Ojukwu is critical of the fraternal relations Obi appears to have struck with Obasanjo, which many Igbo leaders believe is responsible for his ouster.
Obasanjo told Obi during the reception held in the President’s honour in Onitsha that he and Senator Ben Obi would not get a second term.
Obi took what Obasanjo said as a light-hearted way of trying to persuade him to join the PDP.
Besides, Ojukwu did not appreciate the manner Obi sought his good graces. For instance, many Igbo think that Aso Rock instigated the hostilities between the Obi administration and members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
Ojukwu condemned the ‘shoot at sight’ order Obi gave the police during the face-off between MASSOB members and those of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO).
Despite the reservations he has about Obi’s government, Ojukwu and the party leaders reviewed his removal and decided that the alleged constitutional breaches were thumped up to reach a contrived end.
They encouraged Obi to file an application in court challenging his impeachment, while his Deputy, Virginia Etiaba, takes over as Governor, to prevent the state from sliding into anarchy.
Anambra APGA Chairman, Ikechukwu Onyeabo, dismissed reports that the party has suspended Obi over allegations of abuse of office.
He said Obi has not done anything to warrant him facing a disciplinary committee, let alone being sanctioned, and described the report as the hand work of disgruntled elements.
He took a swipe at factional APGA Chairman Chekwas Okorie for spreading the rumour.
quote: The source stated that Ojukwu is critical of the fraternal relations Obi appears to have struck with Obasanjo, which many Igbo leaders believe is responsible for his ouster.
Well madam Etiaba has already gone on her own pilgrimage to Aso rock hand in hand with Andy "the money man" Ubah. You would think a lesson had been learnt from Obi's short sightedness. Let's see how long before they show her the door.
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quote:When will socalled Igbo politician learn that trusting Obasanjo is at your own risk. Obi killed Igbo citizen to appearse Obasanjo.
My brother, now you're talking or should I say writing!! But before we question when Igbo politicians will learn that this Yoroba man called obasanjo is more dangerous than a cobra, let us remember that it was Ojukwu's then trusting romance with obasanjo, umeh, nwokolo etc that destroyed APGA. Then, Ojukwu acted more in the interest of obj and himself with a stubborn refusal to listen to Chekwas Okorie who was busy at the time sounding alarm which Ojukwu ignored. This singular act with other minor miscalculations of his started my dislike for the man I used to defend. A visit to the BNW archives will give testament to this making it necessary for some of you to stop getting too heated with people who insist for Ojukwu to act right or be quiet.
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Firstly, if I were the major decision-make for APGA, I will suggest that an APGA die-hard is chosen as Etiaba's deputy. This will checkmate any impeachment moves on Etiaba, in the sense that if she's impeached, APGA will still hold on to Anambra state (which happens to be my state).
The thing about Chekwas' way is that he tries to be opportunistic at times. But maybe he does that, coz he's a politician. And politicians try to be all things to all people. But one thing he shouldn't have done was secretly supporting Ngige (from a different political party) at the expense of his party's chosen candidate who got denied his mandate. And I remember he allegedly denied this, when he was confronted. But after he was kicked out, he let the cat out of the bag, by visiting Ngige and offering him APGA party membership, while allegedly acknowledging that Ngige "had always been his man from the onset". And he tried to impose this unacceptable compromise on a state that abhors compromise. If ever, Anambrarians have a weakness, it's the fact that they are not so big on compromise. That is one of the qualities (positive or negative) that Ojukwu was accused of, "that lost us the war".
Just a few days ago, this Chekwas that is all of a sudden, a saint to a group in the messageboard, just absolved the Presidency of complicity in the Anambra state show of shame. This is obviously not a very bright move, as it may come back to hunt him one of these days.
He should really reduce these opportunistic tendencies. But other than this little flaw, I have no problem with him. He should really be allowed back into the APGA mainstream, but a stronger, non-yielding and highly principled individual should be the chairman of that party. Of course, not Umeh as I don't know who he is. He appears non-yielding on core principles which is what I like in a leader, but I'd rather APGA got someone who has been in the public dormain for a while, whose behaviour can then be predicted. Nasty surprises of an un-tested hand will be highly regrettable.
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While not being an apologist for Chekwas, if you had discovered that in the process of fighting for your party's mandate that Ikemba, Umeh and Obi had struck a deal with Obasanjo behind your back what would you do?
Remind me, but was the charge Ikemba read against Chekwas, was it not that he Chekwas embezzled APGA money? do you recall what became of that court case? I posted a link here were Umeh failed to substantiate any reasons for the charge and till today nothing has been done by APGA to prosecute Chekwas on a charge Ikemba made so public.
Finally in another thread you had no problem with madam Etiaba paying homage to Obasanjo, so if Chekwas is struggling with the other faction for control of APGA and you think it is okay for madam to be "opportunistic" untill the next election why can't you apply the same line of reasoning to Chekwas?
The truth is most people wanted Ngige to remain. Now if Chekwas was supporting Ngige, with the benefit of hind sight could you now say he was wrong
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Chekwas' secret romance with Ngige started way before he was kicked out. Initially, I didn't believe this, and I really thought Umeh and Ojukwu were taking this accusation too far, until Chekwas paid Ngige a courtesy visit, and PUBLICLY insinuated that Ngige had always been his man.
Now do you know what? I'm not even against the fact that Ngige was being supported by Chekwas secretly while he was in government, and even before Ngige got "elected". My major issue is that Chekwas chose to do this, without consulting with Anambrarians in APGA WHO HAVE A STAKE ON WHO IS THEIR GOVERNOR. He obviously did this, without consulting Dim Ojukwu (the greatest living Igboman of our generation who happens to hail from Anambra state) who's the spiritual leader of the party anyway. Now, if you fail to see the betrayal in this, then I don't know how else to convince you that he erred in his judgement. Maybe he had in mind to tell them along the line, but we will never know now. Especially as he denied this accusation prior to him being kicked out. He failed to realise that Anambrarians are highly political. Maybe even the most politically-conscious state in the contraption called Nigeria. You will agree with me that he should have consulted wisely, especially with Anambrarians who are/were the major stake-holders. He can't just reach such a decision, and shutting out the people IN A DEMOCRACY. He can't be an Island unto himself, afterall APGA is great, not just because of Chief Chekwas, but because of all the people that are/were in it. He can't just trade that political capital single-handedly.
Now if the accusation that he was indulging in anti-party politics (which he initially denied, but has come to the light) is true, what then makes you or me think that the other accusation of alleged financial embezzlement is not true.
NOTE WELL, that Ojukwu and co did not provide any single solid evidence that Chekwas was embarking in anti-party activities. It was Chekwas himself who allegedly "let the cat out of the bag". So if Ojukwu and co did not provide the aforementioned evidence, maybe we shouldn't expect them to also provide the financial embezzlement evidence. THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE.
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Yours is an attempt at muddling issues, before Chekwas went to Ngige Umeh with the support of Ojukwu had unilaterally removed him from the chairmanship of APGA. The charges laid against Chekwas was not romancing with Ngige but embezzling APGA funds. Peter Obi and Ikemba went behind Chekwas to negotiate the court ruling with Obasanjo and you expect Chekwas not to align with Ngige?
BNW is littered with the records of Ikemba and Umeh’s treachery against the genuine Anambra mandate given to Obi. It was after the actions of Ikemba that most people lost interest in Obi’s mandate, it was right for Chekwas to align with Ngige given that the mandate given to Obi by the masses had been invalidated by treachery and it made no difference if Ngige continued.
Now go read up this thread and you would understand why people think Ikemba was acting a written script. --------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------- APGA: Umeh Clarifies N50m Fraud Allegation Against Okorie 14th June By Rotimi Fadeyi, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Abuja
Factional Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has told an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf that the N50 million his faction alleged was embezzled by Chief Chekwas Okorie was just an estimate based on nomination fees the party charged its candidates in the 2003 general election.
Testifying before the court on Tuesday, Umeh said that he had no access to the party's financial records and did not know the amount of money APGA generated between January 2003 and December 2004 when he was the National Treasurer.
Under cross examination by Okorie's lawyer, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), Umeh said he never saw the party's Manny Bank and Standard Trust Bank (STB) statements of accounts and other financial records before his faction made financial allegations against Okorie on December 15, 2004. According to Umeh, he saw the party's Manny Bank statement of account in April 2005, adding that he never knew about the transactions including the six lodgements credited to his name in the bank's statement.
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He, however, explained that he once submitted six bank drafts being nomination fees paid by candidates to the National Secretariat but said that he did not personally pay the cheques to the bank. Asked if any APGA fund was paid into Okorie's personal account, Umeh admitted that all INEC statutory allocations were paid into the party's Manny Bank account as reflected in the bank's statement of account. Umeh maintained that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) external auditors prepared the party's 2003 financial reports and he signed it in his capacity as the National Treasurer. Justice Yusuf who had earlier granted accelerated hearing on the suit enjoined the two factions to continue their political activities pending the determination of the case. Hearing in the case continues on June 13 when Uche would cross-examine Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, who had earlier testified in the case. It would be recalled that Okorie and three others approached an Abuja High Court seeking a declaration that Umeh and 13 others have been expelled as officers of the party. Okorie also asked the court to declare that he is the only recognized and authentic National Chairman of APGA. He also urged the court to declare that his purported suspension and expulsion by Umeh and his loyalists was illegal, null and void and of no effect as it was done in fragrant violation of the party's constitution and without due process. END
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Chiboy thanks for giving the young man an education.
I could not but notice the following;
quote:Ojukwu told me that Chief Victor Umeh and his group visited him in his hotel room and he told them that it is unacceptable to form an internal problem of the party to be broadcast to the general public through a press conference before letting the party leaders know about it."
Does this not remind you of Ikemba's support to Obi before turning round to give Madam Governor his blessings?
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