Barr. Ifeanyi Nweke, President Of a Political Group, Anambra Progressive and Good Governance Association, has called on Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo to restrain his aides from attacking a federal lawmaker from Labour Party, Prof Lilian Oby Orogbu.
The Group Press Statement Signed by its President, Barr. Ifeanyi Nweke said, Soludo’s personal aide’s have been attacking Prof Orogbu, the Member Representing Awka North and South in the House of Representatives for daring to condemn the destruction of traders wares in Awka, recently.
He further stated that It’s in record that the attacks, has caused distractions to the lawmaker, and may affect her in the discharge of her legislative functions at the lower chambers of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Press Statement Read In Part: “We have observed the coordinated media attacks by APGA members against the ebullient Professor, representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency, Prof. Lilian Orogbu”.
“Ordinarily, we would not have joined issues with the warring parties; but as an independent body, we have verified most of the allegations against her, and find them to be false”.
“She is being attacked because she spoke against the street hawkers that APGA-led Government destroyed their goods in her Constituency, Awka. This coordinated media attacks on Prof. Orogbu is simply the antics of Prof. Soludo-led Government, to gag and silence the voice of the opposition parties in Anambra State”, he stated.
