The 17 Local Government Area Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State have dismissed statement maligning the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Eugene Odo.
The group said the mastermind of the statement, Mr Simon Attah, who claimed to be APC chairman in Igbo Etiti was neither the APC chairman nor was authorised to issue such statement.
Mr Ubah Onah, Chairman of the forum in a news conference by on Friday, said Atta lacks the capacity to criticise the media interview.
Onah, currently Igbo-Eze South council Chairman pointed out that Mr Chibuike Onodagu is the Chairman of APC in Igbo Etiti and has never authorise Atta to issue such statement as he is not even an executive member at the ward level.
Our correspondent recalls that Atta had criticised the former Speaker’s in their media interview with TVC news where he raised concern on the recently inaugurated members of the South East Development Commission (SEDC).
“It is very unfortunate that the individual made himself available to be used by the suspended state chairman of the party, Mr Ugochukwu Agballah to deride their celebrated former Speaker, Odo.
“In the Press release, under reference, Mr Attah was read to have criticised Odo for what they described as baseless, ignorant and unfounded allegations against the leadership of the South East APC.
“This piece of statement is rather unfortunate, it suggested that it is either that Attah did not listen to the interview granted by Odoh or he intentionally deployed himself as an instrument in the service of detractors.
“The former Speaker in the said interview only criticized the manner federal appointee of South East extractions were hitherto nominated by one person and celebrated the popular nominations into SEDC.
“We have listen to the interview, and it is not difficult to see that Odo was passionate about his appreciations to the Federal Government and the National Assembly for creating the SEDC,” Onah hinted.