Ginger Onwusibe: Hon. Chukwu Warns Abia Govt Against Harassment Of Opposition Lawmakers

Minority Leader of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has condemned the invitation of his colleague and member representing Isialangwa North, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe by Force headquarters Abuja over allegation of threat to life brought against him by a yet-to-be-identified individual.

Speaking with ABN TV on Friday, Chukwu representing Bende North in the state Assembly described the invitation as antics of the state government to harass opposition lawmakers, warning that it could truncate the cordial relationship between the state government and the legislature.

He wondered why the identity of Onwusibe’s petitioner is not unraveled, saying since the defection of Hon. Onwusibe from the PDP to Labour Party, he has been a subject of attacks and harassment by the state government.

“As lawmakers, we are not against any invitation by the security agencies or investigation of any individual for alleged breach of any part of the constitution but one begins to wonder and get worried, that since he defected to Labour Party after realizing that his former party, the PDP is not sincere to Abians.

“Unfortunately he realized late that his former party, the PDP-led state government does not mean well for Abians, he has come under a series of attacks, just like the APGA leader in the state Assembly, Hon. Obinna Ichita,” he said.

He accused the PDP-led administration of attempting to intimidate opposition lawmakers to do its bidding, insisting that the opposition will continue to speak up against the way and manner the state is governed.

Chukwu, therefore, cautioned the state government against threatening the relative peace the state enjoys with what he called the continuous harassment of opposition but focus on delivering effective governance to the people of the state.