Hon Uche Onyeaguocha, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Imo East has accused the Imo State government of sealing off his campaign office.
But the government, when contacted for a reaction, debunked the claim outright.
In a statement, Media Aide to the former Secretary to the State Government and former member of the House of Representatives, Prince MacDonald Enwerem, accused the Special Adviser on Special Duties to Governor Hope Uzodimma, Mr. Chinasa Nwaneri, allegedly leading some hired thugs to invade and seal off the campaign office of the PDP Imo East senatorial candidate.
The statement read in part: “The attention of Hon. Barr. Uche Onyeagucha, the PDP candidate for Imo East Senatorial District has been drawn to the recent sealing of his campaign office located at 23 Ihugba Street Owerri, by Governor Hope Uzodimma using his Chief thug, Chinasa Nwaneri and fully armed members of his infamous Ebubeagu militia numbering over 30 people.
“Let him seal up every house he thinks belongs to the opposition in the state. No amount of intimidation and harassment will change the direction of the wind already blowing in the state. His antics will continue to fail as usual.”
Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, in response to a request for comments, dismissed the allegations by Hon Uche Onyeaguocha that the sealing of his campaign office by the state government was politically motivated.
He said: “It is surprising that Hon Uche Onyeahuocha who is a lawyer and a former Secretary to the government of Imo state is carrying out an alteration of an old building without obtaining the appropriate permissions from the appropriate authorities. I am not OCDA or the ENTRACO. The fact is that he does not recognise the existence of a government in the state, and everything should not be media propaganda and he certainly knows that when a person is carrying out a renovation or altering the design of an existing building there are procedures.
“Onyeaguocha did not do that and in fact the entire place has been blocked with rods and gravels and the state government would not allow that.”
