Kogi deputy governor’s security details restored

Sdetails of Kogi State deputy governor, Simon Achuba, have been restored.

Achuba had raised the alarm that his life, that of his family and his aides were in danger following the withdrawal of his aidede-camp (ADC), police orderly and other security details on the eve of the botched February 16 election, while he was set to travel to his hometown in Ibaji Council.

In a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Akor Sylvester, in Lokoja yesterday, the deputy governor said his security details, who were restored in full on Sunday night, had since resumed duties.

He commended the Inspector-general of Police (IGP) and the Kogi police commissioner for their kind responses.

Achuba enjoined the police to monitor officers it sent to sensitive duty posts, to guard them against being used for unlawful assignments that could tarnish the image of the police.

Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South, Nwaeze Onu, has accused the governor, Dave Umahi, of attacking sending thugs after him.

Following alleged attack by thugs, Saturday, on his Uburu home in Ohaozara Council, he appealed to the IGP and the military high command to save his life and that of his family.

The younger brother to the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, had claimed that the Ebonyi State governor led thugs to attack his home last Saturday.

But the governor’s chief press secretary, Emma Uzor, denied the allegation, describing Onu as an attention-seeker.

Uzor told

“He is seeking cheap popularity. How can he say that the governor led thugs to attack him? The governor cannot descend to that level. Who is he in the first place?”

A NAbuja High Court sitting in Bwari yesterday reaffirmed Daniel Nwafor as the authentic chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State. Yesterday’s judgement was in line with an earlier position of the court, which recognised him as the party chairman in the Eastern Heartland.

One Evans Enwerem had, in 2018, commenced legal action challenging the conduct of the ward, council and state congresses of APC in Imo.

Cited as defendants in the suit are APC, its national chairman (Adams Oshiomhole) and Nwafor.

Having been sworn in, Nwafor, upon service with the process, filed a counter-claim. The court dismissed the plea of the plaintiff and granted the reliefs as demanded by Nwafor.

It, however, restrained APC and Oshiomhole from tampering with the tenure of Nwafor as chairman. However, in December 2108, Oshiomhole had sought to sack the Nwafor-led executive, against the order of court.

Ebonyi APC senatorial hopeful accuses gov of attempt on life