Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia
Barely 48 hours to the flag-off of the governorship campaign of the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State, Mr. Alex Otti, the state government, has moved to scuttle the event billed for Ngwa High School, Aba, by restricting access to venue.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, his running mate, Sen. Datti Baba-Ahmed and the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure, were billed to attend the event.
But the state commissioner for information and strategy, Mr. Eze Chikamnayo, in a statement, yesterday, announced that the venue already chosen by Otti for the November 10 rally would no longer be available.
He said government would not allow “properties of the people of Abia State entrusted into the care of government such as school facilities, stadia and valuable public premises, to be destroyed in the guise of politics.
“No responsible government will stand by and watch such…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
