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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Chinedu Orji and Fake Politicians


By Madubuko Hart

The Chief Press Secretary to Abia State Governor, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, has called on those peddling information that the son of his boss, Chinedu Orji, has boxed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to a corner in order to create an avenue for him to become the next Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, to not only eschew in marketing such information he has said is misleading, but, also, to look elsewhere as the son of his boss is a quiet man who goes about his normal business and does not infringe on the activities that pertain to governance in the state.

In a press briefing, Ajunwa further lamented that such information does not hold water, just as it is baseless and unfounded. He has asked the unsuspecting public to discard the news. What baffles Ajunwa is that Chinedu is neither an official of PDP nor government official. So, how some folks come to conclusion with the information against Chinedu is what Ajunwa has said that he does not understand: all in a bid to blackmail Chinedu and bring the family’s name to disrepute, Ajunwa has said. 

The PDP Chairman in the state, Senator Emma Nwaka, did not speak in a discordant tone to Ajunwa’s. He has warned that there is no iota of truth in the allegation against the son of the governor, saying the leadership of the party in the state has no problem and is not under any pressure from any quarters.

However, a source said that Chinedu is an adult and has the constitutional right to contest for any elective position in the country that befits him, if he chooses. “It is crassness that he should not contest for any elections in the country in the event he has such an interest owing to the fact that his father is a governor,” the source said.

Notwithstanding, Ajunwa has called on all the people heating up Abia State to look for other meaningful trades, as the state is peaceful and cannot be thrown into chaos by anybody no matter how highly placed the person might think that he or she is.

Ajunwa weeps that he does not know what those who are bent on soiling the name and image of the governor’s son gain from their hideous behaviours. He believes that there is no amount of lies that the opposition are hatching against his boss and family that will bring the family and the government down.

.Madubuko writes from Lagos.