Crises Rock In Labour Party Enugu State Chapter
In a statement signed by the state labour Party chairman and the publicity secretary which is made available to the news men, they strongly condemn the unjust and politically motivated detention and imprisonment of Hon. Bright Ngene, the Labour Party Candidate for Enugu South Urban State during the March 18, 2023 general elections.
You would recall that Hon. Bright Ngene defeated his closest rival, Sam. Ngene during the elections. However, the Pdp Candidate went to the Tribunal praying the Honourable Tribunal to to declare that the election was inconclusive. Consequently, the Tribunal ordered for rerun in eight pooling units but, unfortunately, the said rerun didn't
take place up on two occasions as the Pdp Candidate was not prepared for the elections but was only plotting with Inec to rig the election.
It's very obvious that the Pdp-led government is in cahoots with the Inec to manipulate the election in favour of Sam Ngene.
It's on record that the rerun could not take place on two occasions because the masses came out to reject any form of manipulation and imposition. It's on the strength of the stiff resistance being mounted by the Labour Party Candidate that the Pdp-led government strategised and came up with an arm-twisting tactics geared towards stopping Bright at all costs. In total execution of their grand scheme, the Pdp-led government went and resurrected a land related matter involving Bright and two others pending before the Court since 2017. In a scenario that looked more dramatic than Court proceedings, the presiding Magistrate, His Worship Onwu apparently acting under instructions hurriedly and haphazardly heard the case on the 28th day
of June, 2024,and sent Hon. Bright to prison for seven years without option of fine on trumped-up charge.
This detention is a clear attempt to silence and stop him from participating in the rerun election and calculated to muzzle and stiffle opposition in the State.
We believe this detention is a gross violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, moreso when there is a pending petition before National Judicial Council(NJC) in connection with the matter. The Presiding Magistrate displayed manifest bias in arriving at that decision. It's pure political intimidation and nothing more.
We are calling on the NJC and the human rights Community to rise to the occasion and lend their voice against this gross injustice occasioned on Hon. Bright.
Labour Party stands in solidarity with him and all those who face persecution for their political beliefs and activism. We urge the international community to join us in condemning this detention and advocating for his freedom.
When you see something, say something and do something.
Signed:
Casmir Uchenna Agbo
State Chairman
Titus Onuora Odo.
Publicity Secretary
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