Ebonyi Governor Not Arming Killers, Says PDP Planning ‘To Incite Public Hatred’

The Ebonyi State government has reacted to allegation that Governor Dave Umahi has fueled the crises in the state.

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Orji Uchenna Orji, has described a statement by the National Assembly Caucus of PDP lawmakers from Ebonyi State as “a continuation of the series of media plans by the Peoples Democratic Party elements in the state to continue to spread falsehood and incite public hatred on a government that has performed extra-ordinarily in Ebonyi state, whose clear tract record of integrity and people oriented governance are been celebrated across the country.”

Orji in an interview described the PDP as a party which has no base in Ebonyi state, and has resorted to inciting the public against a performing governor, even as he said that “all the allegations are totally fallacious, unfounded and mendacious.”

He said, “we have challenged them severally to come up with evidence of their claims. Let it be known to them that our governor has proved to them that a Leader can be selfless, that a leader can be people oriented.

“They must be assured that the people are with the governor and waiting for them in 2023.

” We can assure them that they cannot succeed in getting the mandate of the people in 2023 because this is essentially their mission for fighting against a performing governor.”

Earlier, lawmakers of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the National Assembly from Ebonyi State, alleged that the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has been fueling the crises ravaging the state.

The federal lawmakers the governor armed thugs and cultists to intimidate stakeholders, who refused to decamp with him to the All Progreasives Congress (APC).

The caucus also accused the governor of distributing pump-actions, AK-47 rifles and ammunitions to youths in the 13 local government areas of the state under the guise of vigilante and Ebubeagu.

The action of the governor, the lawmakers alleged, has put weapons in the hands of persons not trained in weapon handling, for use against political opponents.

According to them, the governor’s latest crime is the alleged attempted murder of one Barrister Amos Ogbonnaya, a former coordinator of a Development centre in Ebonyi State.

The statement alleged that “Barrister Amos on the 4th of May 2021 had appeared on an AIT live programme (JIGSAW) and spoke on the corruption and poor governance activities of the Ebonyi State Government.”