How PDP, Wike Plan To Topple My Govt – ONELGA Boss

Chairman of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area in Rivers State and stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) , Hon. Augustine Ahiamadu has accused the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Wike and the PDP Chairman, Rivers State, Chief Felix Obuah of sponsoring youths and a rebellion to remove  him from office.
Ahiamadu disclosed this Monday while speaking with Government House Correspondents in Port Harcourt.
He alleged that the steps taken by Chief Nyesom Wike include the circulation of a letter from the Presidency authorizing the suspended CDC and the youth body to take over the activities of the Council.
Ahiamadu asserted that the action was an aberration of the Local Government law signed by the present Minister of Sports, Dr Tammy Danagogo when he was Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs during the first tenure of Governor Chibuike Amaechi.
He explained that the inauguration and dissolution of youth bodies and Community Development Committees, CDC were functions of the Local Government Councils as stipulated by bye-laws of the councils.
According to him, “To cap it all, the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief (Barr.) Nyesom Wike was in ONELGA (Omoku) and from the information we gathered, he brought a letter from Abuja to give to them (the youth body and CDC) to function. But, I am sorry to mention that it is not the function of the Presidency, but the function of the Local Government Council.
“The Constitution of our nation provides for the chairman to dissolve and inaugurate youth bodies or the CDC. We have a bye-law in our LGA. The present local government handbook signed by the present Minister of Sports, Dr Tammy Dangogo in 2010 is still in force. And it empowers the Council to dissolve the CDC if we are experiencing any disorder”, Hon. Ahiamadu said.
Ahiamadu noted, “We are crying out loud because we thought it is a community matter that we can handle, but what is playing out is more political than a community issue. We also have problems in Okwusi community, where the Council dissolved the CDC and youth bodies, and set up caretaker committees, heads did not role. Even at the time when Felix Obuah was Council Chairman, he dissolved the Erema youth body and the EYF, at that time, heads did not role and we did not go to Omoku to block the Council gate. They also went to Egbema and dissolved the youth body, heads did not role, why is it happening in my tenure as Chairman. There is more to this. They are acting the script of Felix Obuah.”
The ONELGA Council boss while expressing dismay over the non-challant attitude of the activities of disbanded youths and the CDC tasked the police in Rivers State to rise up to their responsibilities, stating that the blockade of the council by the disbanded youths and CDC was calculated to cripple the economy of the council and encourage waste of funds accruing to the council on daily basis.
“If the police had done what is right, those people won’t be there to block the council entrance. I believe, something is wrong somewhere. I believe, this is a script written by Felix Obuah. Politics is all about give and take. Everybody will not belong to the same political party. We need to tell the world to hear. The federal government should be aware of what is happening. An individual is not above the law, but (Wike and Obuah) operate as if they are above the law. I am sure, this is happening because Wike has security agents with him”, Ahiamadu noted.
Aside that, Ahiamadu also alleged that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been incessantly chasing and arresting supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC in their homes, while the former CDC Chairman have also violated the law by breaking into peoples’ offices and further damaged property belonging to the council.
“PDP has been chasing our supporters (APC) in their homes. They (PDP) have also arrested our people (APC) from their various homes. It was led by the former CDC Chairman, who also broke into offices and damaged our property.
The DPO in Omoku could not arrest the PDP members, they only arrested APC members and later transferred them to Port Harcourt. You don’t play politics with lives, you don’t play politics with human blood. That is why you see ONELGA to be calm before this problem started. Our people are saying that steps have to be taken to ensure that those boys are flushed out”, Ahiamadu said.
He called on the federal and the Rivers State Government to as a matter of urgency call the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike to order.
“APC is for peace. We want progress. We want good relationships. We want to build sustainable development for our people. So, everybody should play politics according to the rules, and not to play politics with human lives. All security men attached to me have been with
drawn. The security agents, mostly the police are not helping us. The DPO is aware of what I am talking about. The police are our problem because once an agency makes a pronouncement, there is need for security agents to take over or enforce that action. As I speak with you now, the police in Omoku and the PDP Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah are like friends and we felt something is wrong. He sponsored the youths to continue the blockade of our council, and this continued illegal activity has collapsed our business in the council”, Ahiamadu explained.