.Commends Uzodimma for his immediate action

. Berates opposition forces for playing cheap politics with human lives

The member representing the good people of Okigwe South, being; Ehime Mbano, Ihitte/Uboma, and Obowo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Deacon Chike Okafor, Ph.D, has condemned in the strongest terms the wicked, inhumane, and outrageous abduction of Chief Ngozi Ogbu, a former Chairman of Okigwe Local Government Area, and former member of the State Assembly for Okigwe State Constituency, by yet to be identified criminals,

Recall that a disturbing video of Chief Ogbu, surrounded by his captors, recently surfaced, online, where he seemed to have been coerced to read from a script, calling for the disbandment of security check points in Okigwe LGA.

Hon. Okafor described the situation as very worrisome and called for a united voice to quell the violent and criminal conducts of these non State actors,

Deacon Okafor stated that human life is sacred, and must be preserved tenaciously, even as he appealed to every stakeholder in the State to join hands with Gov Uzodimma to secure the release of Chief Ngozi Ogbu, and any other victim of such dastardly act.

The Federal Lawmaker applauded the Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, for his tireless efforts to ensure the release of the former LGA Chairman and legislator, despite being an opposition member, adding that the Governor’s intervention in this case and his concerted and tireless efforts to ensure a safe and secure Imo is an indication that he values the lives of Imo people, irrespective of their political party affiliations.

He wondered why key opposition figures who are suddenly denigrating the Governor over the incident looked away when a serving Local Government Council Chief Executive in the Governor Hope Uzodimma government was gruesomely beheaded in Ideato North LGA, and the live video of the barbaric act also went viral,and even when the Okigwe Zonal Chairman of APC, the Governor’s party, was kidnapped.

According to him, “Those who are criticizing the Governor now did not as much as utter a word,they did not issue press releases when a Local Government Chairman was beheaded in the State.
They have also failed to acknowledge the State Government’s successes in the area of security.”

He further condemned the infantile attempts by opposition forces, who are playing cheap politics with a serious issue that involves human life, noting that only heartless people place little or no value on human dignity.
“It is man’s inhumanity to man, for anyone to attempt to score cheap political points with this, because of the disturbing kidnap of Chief Ngozi Ogbu.

From all indications, Governor Uzodimma is very much on top of the situation, and with the co-operation of Imo people and by the grace of God, Chief Ogbu will be rescued from the hands of his captors.”

This is evident from the fact that Orsu Local Government Area, which became infamous as the hot bed of activities of the arsonists, has now become very calm and normalcy has returned to the area. This will be the lot of Okigwe and every other part of Imo State if all hands are on deck to support the State Government in the effort to rid the State of insecurity.

He further enjoined political actors to be circumspect in their words and never allow their personal ambitions to becloud their sense of judgment.
” Imo State is our own, and we must preserve it.”