The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has raised alarm over a plot by highly placed persons from Rivers state to frame Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere with charges of murder, rape, kidnap, gun running, and other fabricated crimes over his stance on Rivers Crisis, defence of democracy and principles of decent intra party procedures.
Ugochinyere who represents the Ideato federal constituency of Imo state is the spokesperson of the G60 coalition of opposition House of Representative members.
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CUPP spokesperson, Mr. Mark Adebayo pointed accusing fingers at a former governor in Rivers state as the mastermind of the alleged plot to vilify Ugochinyere over his stance against those bent on destabilising the Similaye Fubara administration and hijack the soul of the PDP headquarters to help weaken the opposition.
The group urged the Federal Capital Territory, police Commissioner, IGP of Police to probe into the issue aimed at ensuring that no unit of the Police Force both in Abuja and force headquarters carries out the illegal act.
The opposition parties added that Ugochinyere pro-democracy struggles, advocacy, and many battles in Rivers, Kano States deserve commendation since it is what every right-thinking Democrat and party man should do, in defence of public interest, peace, stability, and progress of Nigeria.
“The opposition leaders after the central committee meeting of the cupp said they received the Intel and is using the public medium to inform the CP of FCT command Ben Igwe and IGP Egbetokun to investigate the authenticity of such shocking developments and if true nip the plot in the bud to save the image of the police as the opposition families in Nigeria will unite to resist and fight such a fabricated attack or alleged moves to frame one of the shinning light of Nigeria democracy.
“Ugochinyere since decades ago has been student and youth leader, activist who always stood out, fighting for injustice and correcting ills in the Nigerian society and also he’s a ranking member of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP which is the ruling party in Rivers State.
“Where others are not speaking up he is, so his advocacy and many battles in Rivers and Kano States should be applauded as that’s what every right thinking Democrat and party man should do, in defence of public interest, peace, stability and progress of Nigeria.”
