Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, has denied that the 27 embattled Rivers MPs never defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).・Rejected Mr. Okocha’s claim.
Naija News reports that Tony, who was recently removed as the interim chairman of APC in Rivers State, said in an interview in Abuja that he has been trying to lure members of Congress into his organization but they have refused. .
However, in a statement made available to journalists, Mr. Eze said that despite media reports, Mr. Okocha cannot openly acknowledge the defection of the members from the PDP to the APC.
Eze said Okocha is protecting lawmakers from facing the consequences of their actions.
Eze also accused supporters of Okocha and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, of using Rivers APC to grant interviews and issue press statements without permission.
He added that Nigeria cannot make progress in terms of respect for the law if people disobey the law and court decisions and walk away with impunity because of their proximity to power.
“The fact that these former members were spared the consequences of their actions will demonstrate the depth of the terrible damage that these groups of corrupt players in politics and gaming have inflicted on the Nigerian strata,” he said. Indeed, morality has transferred to dogs.
“It was the same Tony Okocha who bragged in public about rigging elections, writing election results and handing them over to election officials for release.
“To this day, this man suffering from moral bankruptcy is walking freely on the streets of Port Harcourt.
“A few weeks ago, a competent court asked Okocha and his circle to never parade themselves as interim chairman and members of Rivers APC, yet they continue to issue press statements on the party’s letterhead. However, there is currently no respect for the law in our country’s national politics.
“Mr. Chibuike Ikenga, who was expelled as the spokesperson of the Kangaroo Rivers APC Management Committee, in his still expelled capacity, calls on Governor Fubala to comply with the court judgment and reconcile with Mr. Wike, or else Hearing people humiliated is morally corrupt and distressing to the human conscience.
“One may wonder where Chibuike Ikenga and his ilk find the courage to show such level of flaws in their character. Despite being removed from his previous illegal position, the person still claims his right to public office and has the courage to advise others about court decisions.
“Tony Okocha told reporters in Abuja last week that he is still the interim chairman of Rivers APC and that the 27 former members who defected from PDP to APC in the glare of the world never did so. He claimed that Wike was still a member of the PDP.
“The level of moral decadence is on display especially in the Rivers political arena and Wike, Okocha, Ikenga, 27 former Wike MPs and their traitors should be banned by the Nigeria Association from holding public office in their right mind. would have been done” one.
“Nigeria cannot make any progress in terms of respect for the law when people disobey the law and court decisions and ignore it with impunity because they are close to power or hold public office. If we were a serious country, Okocha, Ikenga and their group would be chilling in a correctional facility by now.
“What is it about society that tolerates the kind of arrogance and blatant disregard for the law and court decisions that we see in Nigeria, especially from the Wike group?”
