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Ngige
Ngige’s abduction: Anambra House okays July 10 as ‘Liberation
Day’
FELIX UKA,
Awka
ANAMBRA State House
of Assembly has passed a motion for the declaration of July 10 every year as
public holiday and Liberation Day.
The motion sponsored by Majority Leader
Humphrey Nsofor, was unanimously adopted by the 30-member House.
Moving the motion, Nsofor said July 10 was
memorable in the state and must be celebrated as the day of liberation.
It is recalled that last July 10, Gov.
Chris Ngige, was abducted by those suspected to have been sponsored by some
politicians. Same day the governor was purported to have resigned.
The House had, however, expunged from its
record issues regarding to the said resignation.
The abduction which was led by former
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), the late Mr Raphael Ige, generated
a lot of controversies and led to the suspension of Ngige’s estranged political
godfather, Chief Chris Uba and also of some others believed to be masterminds of
the crisis from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The simmering political crisis in the
state became more intriguing last January 2, when Justice Stanley Nnaji of the
Enugu State High Court ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Tafa
Balogun to immediately remove Ngige from office.
This order was made sequel to a suit filed
by Mr. Nelson Achukwu, a suspended PDP member in the state House of Assembly,
for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.
With the ruling, the security aides
attached to Governor Ngige were withdrawn on the order of the IGP. The security
details are yet to be reinstated.
Miffed by this development, Governor Ngige
went to the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division which last January 12 restrained the
IG from enforcing the controversial order of Justice Nnaji of Enugu High Court.
But since then, the Government House and
the Governor’s Lodge have been without police security and protection.
The IGP had claimed that he is waiting for
the advice of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister
before he can restore the police security details to Governor Ngige. The State
House of Assembly had also Wednesday passed the Child Rights bill.
The bill had input from experts in child
welfare as well as local and international organisations like UNICEF, FIDA and
UNESCO.
The bill seeks for seeking greater
opportunities for children in the state to explore their potentials for their
future.
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