…allegation against me frivolous – Ifeanya
By EZE NWABUEZE
The newly constituted Biafra
Internal Government (BIG) has accused the Secretary of All Progressives
Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state, Chief Tony Ifeanya of directing some
thugs to demolish a multi-million naira Secretariat being constructed by the
Biafra Independence Movement/Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of
Biafra (BIM/MASSOB) at Anaku community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of
Anambra state.
In a press statement to newsmen in Onitsha yesterday, BIG
alleged Ifeanya, a lawyer who hails from the Anaku had at various times, particular during the
Anaku General Assembly Meeting of
December 26, 2019, and at a
private function in his residence at Awka, the state capital, told his
APGA faithfuls that he would mobilize his thugs to demolish the BIM MASSOB
Secretariat still under construction.
However, in a swift reaction, Ifeanya who spoke to newsmen
on phone, described the allegation as baseless and denied ever nursing any
ambition to demolish the BIM/MASSOB secretariat, adding that he was aware that
the secretariat under construction is located within the premises of a post
office constructed in the early 90s by the Oganiru Age Grade of Anaku which he
(Ifeanya) is a member of.
Ifeanya recalled that he personally led a delegation of the
Age Grade members then to the family of one of the Catholic priests from them
area who is also a member of the age grade and priest’s family donated a plot
of land which the age grade constructed a standard post office and handed over
to the community only to find out that MASSOB is now using the post office as
their meeting venue, to the extent that they later discussed with the
traditional ruler of Anaku and he permitted them to demolish part of the post
office and started putting up the structure known as BIM/MASSOB secretariat”.
But in the statement duly signed by BIG’s Director of Information, Elder Chris Mocha,
the President of BIG, Chief Solomon Chukwu is advising Ifeanya to in his own
interest have a rethink or be prepared to face the consequences.
BIG warned that it would never fold its arms and watch
Ifeanya pull down the secretariat which is now at the roofing stage and which
had already gulped over N3 million, stressing that lack of adequate sanctions
for his class of people over the years have been the reason some body like him
is always willing to sabotage the
collective interests of his
Igbo kinsmen, with little or no regards.
The statement declared: “Barr. Ifeanya has
been one of the masterminds of inter and intra communal crises between
Anaku and its neighboring Umuolum
Communities over the years. For instance, as Transition Committee
Chairman of Ayamelum LGA, he refused to
honour an election which produced Chief
Mike Udemezue Okoye as the traditional
ruler of Umuolum community”.
“Currently, he
instigated the crisis rocking
the community when he presented one Mr. Ebubechukeu Onuorah to the Commissioner
for LG, Chieftaincy and Community Matters, Chief Greg Obi to be recognized as the President-General of
Umuolum Town Union, UTU in the election won by Chief Innocent Nwakwudo
who polled 116 votes to defeat Mr.
Sampson Okoye and Ebube respectively”.
“Ifeanya, according to our findings, uses his Political influence and as the
Secretary of APGA, a small but ruling party in Anambra State to intimidate and Suppress members in other parties”.
“In line with our
laid down Non-violent principles, the Internal Government of Biafra
will not hesitate to arrest
and strip Barr. Tony
Ifeanya naked, parade him along
the Streets or market place any where in
Biafra land without inflicting any physical injuries
on him, if his APGA thugs insisted on
carrying out his directives to demolish our
secretariat”.
“The election of PG, Umuolum town union
on August 3, 2019, which was
clearly won by Chief Innocent Nwoye Nwakwudo but Barr. Tony Ifeanya used his position
denied Nwoye the certificate of recognition. He thereafter
used his office as APGA scribe and
presented Mr. Ebubechukeu Onuorah
who lost in the said contest just
because Nwoye is a card-carrying member of an opposition party, the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP”.
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