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From Fred Itua, Abuja
The ongoing face off between the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, has taken a new twist.
In the latest development, stakeholders from Isukwuato and Umunneochi, while addressing newsmen in Abuja, warned the Deputy Speaker and other distractions to leave the Minister alone to deliver on her mandate.
Chairman of Isukwuato – Umunneochi Patriotic Stakeholders Forum, Eze Chikamnayo, told newsmen in Abuja that they were responding to the unwarranted blackmail by different groups of hirelings sponsored by the desperate people.
Chikamnayo said: “INEC has the Constitutional Right to determine whether to retain or discontinue the Legal Services of it’s Lawyers and should therefore ignore the ranting and rabble rousing of the panicking faction of Labour Party.
“The Appeal Session of the Election Petition Tribunal Court should be allowed to carry out it’s Constitutional duties without stampede, molestation and intimidation.
“The ridiculous Press Conference for a matter that is subsisting before a Court of competent Jurisdiction is subjudice and amounts to criminal contempt of the Honourable Court.
“From all indications, they’re desperate and are resorting to self help to arm-twist INEC and the Judges in order to deceive the public and prejudice the outcome of the trial.
“Surprisingly, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kalu is being Fingered as conspiring with Amaobi in this Campaign of calumny.
“It is a well known fact that Hon Nkiriuka Onyejeocha is a noble and very successful legislator whose sterling record of performance led to her overwhelming victory in the 2023 National Assembly polls as has been confidential by her Victory in the lower Tribunal.
“We want to warn those fanning the embers of disorder to desist immediately. We urge INEC and the Appeal Court not to be distracted or deterred.
“We believe that the tremendous victory of Hon Nkiriuka Onyejeocha will be validates once again by the Appeal Court to enable her continue her trademark delivery of outstanding democratic dividends for the greater good of our dear Constituency.”
