Nwifuru Replies Ucha: Produce Evidence On Alleged Comment Or......

By Alo David, Abakaliki Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly,Hon. Francis Nwifuru has challenged senator Julius Ucha to produce evidence of alleged verbal attack on his person or withdraw demeaning statements and tender an unreserved apology for image battering.

Recall that the former Senator representing Ebonyi Central zone,Sen.Julius Ucha during press briefing in a report published by one of the national dailies accused Nwifuru to had threatened to attack property of the duo as he had being endorsed as choice candidate by the state governor, David Umahi. Nwifuru who said Ucha's statement is dotted with falsehood and spite, called on the senator to withdraw the falsified statement where he alleged that the speaker (Nwifuru) threatened to attack him and his property in the State and other aspirants, because he has been endorsed. According to press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the speaker,Leo Ekene Oketa, condemned the unguarded statement from the senator and called on him to provide evidence of the alleged threat from Chief Nwifuru. The statement reads: " The noble attention of the Honourable Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has been drawn to a false, misleading, disreputable, and spiteful comments made against his person, by Sen. Julius Ali Ucha, during a press conference yesterday, April 26, 2022. "While addressing the public during his press conference, Sen. Ucha noted, that he HEARD that Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru said, that he (Mr. Speaker) will attack him and his property in the State and other aspirants, because he has been endorsed. " Drawing from this unfortunate development, I have been directed by the Honourable Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, to deflate and condemn in strongest possible terms, the spiteful comments from Sen. Ucha, as fallacious and laden with everything dishonourable. " Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru typifies everything peaceful. His reverential and unassuming personality negates every single word employed by Sen. Ucha in his comments. "While it is a given, that a miniature amount of people will not accept the glorious endorsements of Speaker Nwifuru by our superlative Governor, leaders, men, women, and youths in Ebonyi State including the Ezza Nation, it is to say the least, proper, that Sen. Julius Ali Ucha who had before now, been perceived as a respectable stakeholder in the State, should not base such dreadful and false accusation on flimsy heresay. " Our beloved Governor and the Presidential hopeful of our country, Nigeria, His Excellency, Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi’s endorsement of Speaker Nwifuru for the Governorship position of the State come 2023, is not in anyway, a forceful hand denying any aspirant from pursuing his or her political ambition or foreclosing the purchase of forms by other aspirants. " Special thanks go to His Excellency, the Governor, for exemplifying justice and fairness in heeding the call of his people and the reports of the Ebonyi State zoning committee, by rotating the Governorship position back to Ebonyi North. " Interestingly, Sen. Julius A. Ucha is not doing the Ezza Nation any good, as his actions seem to have taken them aback, because very important stakeholders of Ezza Nation endorsed the report of the zoning committee, to rotate the Governorship position back to Ebonyi North. " This same Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru is the person who has been enduring sleepless nights and stressful days to ensure that permanent peace returns to Ezza Effium and Effium communities, in the wake of the recent crisis bedeviling the area. "Sen. Julius Ucha is advised to produce evidence where Mr. Speaker made those alleged comments or withdraw those demeaning statements and tender an unreserved apology to Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. " Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, the peoples’ choice, will always remain focused in discharging his mandate as the Honourable Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly and a fervent servant of his people. 12. He therefore urges the loving people of Ebonyi State to disregard Sen. Ucha’s disgraceful comments and remain peaceful in all their adventures. 13. God bless Ebonyi State. Leo Ekene Oketa Chief Press Secretary to the Honourable Speaker.