'Kalu Behind Impeachment Plot Against Deputy'
By Tokunbo Adedoja
Pioneer Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Abia State, Chief Tony Ukasanya, has alleged that Abia State Governor, Chief Orji Kalu is behind the on-going moves to impeach his Deputy, Dr. Chima Nwafor.
In a statement made available to THISDAY, Ukasanya said though the state House of Assembly has the constitutional power to initiate impeachment proceedings against the deputy Governor, the current bid was at the instance of Kalu.
"Members of the Abia State House of Assembly are bent on impeaching the Deputy Governor, Dr. Chima Nwafor and this is influenced by the Abia State Governor, Chief Orji Kalu. I want the legislators to realize that no less than ninety percent(90%) of them are starters in politics and therefore should not allow themselves to be used for selfish reasons by anybody.
"What they are trying to do now is self-destruct, because the current impeachment move against the Deputy Governor is capable of destroying their political life in Abia State. I am saying this as the Pioneer Chairman of the Party that got most of them elected into the State House of Assembly in the first place, and it is my wish that most of my political sons succeed in their political endeavours.
According to him, "If the House goes ahead to impeach Dr. Chima Nwafor, as the Deputy Governor of Abia State, it will be on record that Abia State has consistently remained in the throes of impeachment imbroglio in the last five years".
Ukasanya further stated that "information at my disposal indicate that members of the Assembly plan to defy the pleas of the National Working Committee (NWC) and later turn around to apologise to the party. Defying the party will amount to gross indiscipline and insubordination. It will not work out this time around".
He advised the legislators to ignore all the juicy promises being thrown at them for the purpose of impeaching the deputy governoradding that they should consider their political future.
"Rather than concentrate efforts on the impeachment move, what is needed now is for the legislators to dissipate energy on ways of bringing the much sought after democracy dividends to our teeming people.
"Today, Abia State is the poorest in the country and this is the time for all hands to be on deck to reverse the ugly trend', he said.
"You should realize that the deputy governor has not committed any offence and that he is just been framed up by some of you who have hidden agenda, which is not known to most other members of the Assembly", he added.
He also advised the Governor to face the task of rebuilding the broken down infrastructure littered across the state instead of plotting the impeachment of his deputy.
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