…Deputy Governor Emetu Challenges Tinubu Support Group to Produce Evidence
The Abia State Government has dismissed as false, baseless, and completely unfounded an allegation by the Abia State chapter of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) accusing Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emetu of recruiting and mobilising youths to attack supporters of President Bola Tinubu and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
CDA News Nigeria reports that in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Sir Cyril Mba, the Office of the Deputy Governor said Emetu had no involvement whatsoever in recruiting, mobilising, arming, or otherwise organising youths to carry out attacks against Tinubu’s supporters, APC members, or any other person or group.
CDA News Nigeria gathered that the statement challenged the Tinubu Support Group and its spokesperson, Enyinna Nwigwe, to substantiate the allegations by providing details of where and when the alleged recruitment took place, who attended the purported meetings, and the identities of the youths allegedly recruited.
The Office of the Deputy Governor also called on the Nigeria Police Force and other relevant security agencies to invite Nwigwe to substantiate the allegations and provide whatever evidence he claims to possess concerning the alleged recruitment, mobilisation, or arming of youths.
The statement said Emetu was prepared to cooperate fully with any lawful investigation aimed at establishing the facts, adding that he had nothing to fear from such an investigation. “What he rejects is any attempt to substitute unsubstantiated political claims for evidence or to portray legitimate political engagement and mobilisation as preparation for violence,” the statement read.
The office suggested that political opponents may be concerned about the Deputy Governor’s growing grassroots influence and the confidence reposed in him by Governor Alex Otti, adding that the appropriate response to political influence is political engagement and persuasion, not the publication of unsubstantiated allegations.
When asked about the action he intended to take, Emetu said, “This is the best I will be doing for now”.
Source verification: Original reporting based on an official statement by the Office of the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Chief Press Secretary Sir Cyril Mba
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Byline: By CDA News Nigeria Correspondent
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