The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter has called on Governor David Umahi, and Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Aliyu Garba, to disband the Ebubeagu security network in the state.
The State Party Chairman, Hon. Tochukwu Okorie, who made the call in Abakaliki at a press conference marking the first Executive Council Meeting of the newly elected officials of the party in the State said the aim of establishing the security network in southeast has been defeated.
Okorie who gave a fourteen day ultimatum condemned the continued attack on the lives and properties of Ebonyi people and residents by the so called Ebubeagu security network personnel.
“We are very disenchanted as a political party with the way things have gone so far in the state under the leadership of APC led Government, adding, “we condemn in the strongest terms, the continued attack on the lives and properties of Ebonyi people and residents by the so called Ebubeagu security network personnel,
“A gang we have considered to call political thug, and that is what they truly are, it is no more news that they draw inspiration from the state government to carry out their dastardly act, to kill, to destroy, extort and to inflict undue pains to the psychology of the people in the state.
“We call on the Governor and the Ebonyi State Police Commissioner to immediately disband these band of terrorists since the aim of establishing it by the southeast governor’s forum has been defeated, reason it is only in Ebonyi State that it exists among all the five states in the southeast.” He said.
The State Party chairman who decried the high level of insecurity in the state charged the government to raise up to their responsibilities of protecting the lives and properties of their people.
“Ebonyi State is riddled with crisis from all quarters, with Ebonyi State Government doing nothing tangible to ensure that hostilities and killings are nipped in the bud.
He also appealed to the people of Effium and Ezza Effium “to cease fire and give peace a chance to thrive in their community as they have co-habited over the years and did things in common”.
He also charged the government and the security agencies to unravel the cause and whereabouts of the five Nilan consultants working on the African Development Bank Abakaliki Ring road project, who were reported to have disappeared from the war turned Effium community of Ohaukwu Local Government area of the state, while supervising the road project. “We urge the concern parties to put effort into ensuring that they are released unhurt, if they are still alive,”. He added.
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Ebonyi central senatorial District, Senator Obinna Ogba, has donated over seventeen vehicles to the new executive’s of the party across the thirteen LGAs.
