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- Commiserates with Obitti Community, Affected Families
From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 11 election and National Secretary of the party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu (Samdaddy)has accused the APC led government in Imo state of negligence leading to the unfortunate-but avoidable bloody explosion in Obitti community, Ohaji Egbema local government area of the state.
Expressing regrets, Anyanwu notes that governor Uzodinma’s lackadaisical attitude towards the well-being of the citizens ostensibly spurred oil thieves to cause havoc in Obitti community where over five persons were reportedly killed and the destruction of farmlands .
While commiserating with affected families of this terrible incident and the people of Ohaji Egbema in general, Anyanwu therefore challenges the state government to be alive to its duties to be able to forestall future occurences instead of abandoning its constitutional responsibilities for overseas trip.
In a press release signed by Ikenna Onuoha, Special Adviser ( Media) Anyanwu said: ” This administration in our state is ill-prepared and not proactive. It is on record that since it came on board, there has been wide outcry, disenchantment, poverty, starvation and insecurity in virtually every parts of the state. While Imo people barely struggled to escape from these challenges, it would be improper for the same government to allow oil thieves to continue to create pandemonium in the oil rich communities in Ohaji Egbema, Oguta and its environs where lives and properties are consumed”
Anyanwu, an erstwhile Senate Committee Chairman on Ethics, Privilegs and Public Petitions further decries the rate of negative stories involving Imo state since the inception of Uzodinma’s led APC administration in the state, he also charges security agencies to do their best to nip this ugly trend in the bud.
While expressing concern over the continued loss of lives and properties in the state, He urges Imo youths to be law abiding and shun crime in its entirety.
Also, Anyanwu enjoins traditional Rulers in the state to take charge of their respective environment by setting up viable vigilante outfits that will monitor movements of strange persons within their domains.
