Abia Govt seals PDP Secretariat  … “Its a witch- haunt”- party

Abia Govt seals PDP Secretariat

… “Its a witch- haunt”- party

Abia state government has sealed  the State Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) situated at no 45 Finbers Road, Umuahia,

The sealing was carried out by men believed to be officials of the Umuahia Capital Development Authority (UCDA).

Our reporter gathered that the chairman, Abia State Judicial Panel on the Recovery of Government Properties and Funds Justice Florence Duruoha-Igwe (Rtd) ordered for the sealing noting that the said building belong to Abia State Government.

The panel ordered executive of the party to appear in the panel if they have any evidence to prove that the building does not belong to government.

In a swift reaction, the publicity secretary of the party and party’s Vice Chairman/Acting Publicity Secretary, Abraham Amah, described the sealing of their Secretariat as a witch haunt.

He disclosed that governor Alex Otti campaign office has been opposite government house and despite the noise that comes from the place, PDP government in power never closed the office. “We gave opposition the room to operate”.

The PDP spokesman in the state noted that it was unfortunate that in less than a year of this government they are witnessing high level of victimization.

“No time did the panel invite us, they came and without notice seal our Secretariat, this is happening for the first time, is a show of power”.

He disclosed that the first option is that the party will appeal before the panel on the 16th of February.

Also, PDP in the state has called for the swearing in of Aaron Uzodike of the PDP, as a member representing Aba North constituency in Abia State.

The party in a statement signed by Abraham Amah, the party’s Vice Chairman/Acting Publicity Secretary, expressed worry that the Aba North constituency is still without a lawmaker representing them in the Abia State House of Assembly despite the fact that the Appeal Court had declared Aaron Uzodike as the winner of the March 18 election and removed Destiny Nwagwu of the Labour Party. He described the action as impunity.

“It is common knowledge that the only document required by the Speaker to swear in a member into the House of Assembly is the Certificate of Return which was issued to Hon. Aaron Uzodike by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a few days after the Court judgment and thus made him the duly and validly elected member of the Abia State House of Assembly to represent the good people of Aba North.

“ we are asking why the Speaker had refused to swear Aaron in?” the PDP spokesman asked”.