The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has denied reports making the rounds in the social media and online newspapers in which he was quoted to have tried to explain away the brawls at the National Assembly, according to Thisday Newspaper report.
This is as his kinsmen on Friday dismissed calls for the lawmaker's resignation as a principal officer of the Senate as not only laughable but anti-democratic.
The said report read in part: “Dear Nigerians, please be rest assured that we are all fighting for your interest. We need your prayer and support for a better Nigeria”.
The said report read in part: “Dear Nigerians, please be rest assured that we are all fighting for your interest. We need your prayer and support for a better Nigeria”.
A statement yesterday by Ekweremadu’s Media Adviser, Uche Anichukwu said the report supposedly written from Ekweremadu’s purported Twitter handle was fraudulent and mischievous.
Anichukwu stated: “It would be recalled that this office had cause to issue a statement about a year ago (specifically on June 29, 2014) to the effect that the Senator had since shut down his social media platforms and warned members of the public to disregard any message put out on these platforms supposedly by him. That decision was necessitated by fraudulent and mischievous activities
such as the current report.Anichukwu stated: “It would be recalled that this office had cause to issue a statement about a year ago (specifically on June 29, 2014) to the effect that the Senator had since shut down his social media platforms and warned members of the public to disregard any message put out on these platforms supposedly by him. That decision was necessitated by fraudulent and mischievous activities
“The Deputy President of the Senate did not tweet, does not own a Twitter handle, and did not even grant any interview whatsoever to any reporter on the sad developments at the National Assembly yet.
“Those who are strenuously trying to drag Senator Ike Ekweremadu into the fray should please bear their cross and leave him out of it. Nigerians know those brawling at the National Assembly, and it is up to them to explain to Nigerians why they brawl.
“We call on the media houses, to kindly crosscheck with our office on information such as the one in question before going to the public with it, so as to help check the activities of mischief-makers.”
In a statement, the Vice chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Enugu state chapter and chairman of Awgu local government, Hon. Mathanus Nnanna Nze said the people of Greater Awgu, Enugu-west and South-east, were opposed to such resignation calls.
He noted that the calls by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some other individuals for Ekweremadu's resignation was shocking and amounted to a volte-face by "the disciples of change".
"It is unimaginable for disciples of change to turn 360 degrees against change; more importantly, Ekweremadu's re-election was an act of God because the constitutional requirements were met by the senators.
"I think that majority of Nigerians are quite happy including the APC as a party which will stand to benefit from his wealth of experience having served as council chairman, Chief of Staff, SSG, and record four-time senator and also as Deputy Senate President.
"We the people of Enugu West and indeed the Igbo race are solidly behind our senator which was shown when the people trooped out in their numbers to welcome him on arrival at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu," he said.
He further congratulated the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and other senators for deepening democracy and urged them not to be intimidated.
Nze also applauded President Muhamadu Buhari for upholding the constitution and urged him to remain consistent in order to succeed as president.
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