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Gov. Chime Also Operatedpiggery Farm, Says Embattled Enugu Deputy Governor by locdog(m): 7:53pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
The deputy governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi, who is currently facing an impeachment panel on Wednesday said the governor, Sullivan Chime, also operated piggery farms at the Government House. Giving evidence before the panel, Mr. Onyebuchi said the governor’s poultry was hurriedly evacuated shortly after the panel commenced sitting. Mr. Onyebuchi is accused of operating commercial poultry at his official residence and disobedience to Mr. Chime, in the impeachment notices served him by the Enugu State House of Assembly. However, the embattled deputy governor suddenly took ill while testifying at before the seven-member panel last week. Membership of the panel are Franklin Oraekeyi (Chairman), Ebele Eze, Anthony Iguh, fabian Uluakanwa, Okwuchukwu Aroh, Martin Onyemuru and Mercy Anyim. Mr. Onyebuchi revealed that the state government had budgeted for the maintenance of the poultry since 2011. The deputy governor who tendered the state’s budget between 2011 and 2014, said funds had always been provided for the poultry he operated. He insisted that he did not commit any offence that could warrant his impeachment and that the poultry farms he and the governor were operating were there before they assumed office in 2007. The deputy governor described all the allegations the lawmakers brought against him as false and baseless. Mr. Onuebuchi told journalists after he concluded his evidence that he had been able to tell the panel that the resolution purportedly adopted by the legislature was not a law. “I have always said that this is a straight forward matter. One is the allegation of operating a poultry farm. We have been able to put the message across that the House of Assembly resolution is not a law and the resolution was not made available to me,” he said. “We were able to make the point that there is also poultry at Government House and the poultry at the Government House was evacuated with the commencement of the panel proceedings.” “Today, I was able to present to the panel other evidence to show that there was poultry at the Government House. I got copies of Enugu State government budget for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 and in each of these budgets, you have evidence of the allocation for Government House poultry and piggery and amount attached to it and I was also able to prove that the amount was released. If they said there was no poultry, then let’s know why we have all these provisions all these years.” On the allegation that he refused to represent Mr. Chime at the flag-off of the 2nd Niger Bridge by President Goodluck Jonathan earlier in the year, Mr. Onyebuchi said he played the video of the event by the African Independent Television, AIT, before the panel. He denied being communicated in person by telephone or by any other means to represent the governor at the meeting of the South East Governors during Mr. Chime’s vacation. He said, “He did not communicate to me in person, by telephone or whatever means. He never, while going on vacation that he will pass instructions to me through a third party and like I said, this is a straight forward matter and I believe the ball is in the court of the panel. “It is for them to decide whether to stand on the side of truth, on the side of justice which most citizens of Enugu State are asking for. If they believe like most people say that might is right, whoever has power is right, we will see by the end of the day. I have not committed offence that will justify being removed by impeachment. I started working with the governor in 2007 and if I was not obedient to him, I don’t think he will nominate me again for the second term to run with him for another four years. “Even when he was away on vacation in 2012 and 2013, I believe I represented him very well such that the letter he wrote to the House of Assembly when he came back, he commended me. I also received commendation from so many people; I also received commendation from the members of the state executive as well as members of the House of Assembly. I am hopeful that truth will triumph.” Below is the blow by blow account of the panel’s proceedings on Wednesday: DEPUTY GOV OF ENUGU STATE IMPEACHMENT INVESTIGATIVE PANEL PROCEDINGS ON 20 AUGUST 2014 …Details of how the same House of Assembly has been passing budgetary approvals for Government House poultry from 2011 to 2014 Before: 1. Barr. Frankln Uche Oraekeiyi Chairman 2. Barr. Maxwell Ebele Eze Member 3. Barr. Anthony I. Iguh Member 4. Barr. (Pastor) Fabian Uluakanwa Member 5. Perfectus Okwuchukwu Aroh Member 6. Mr. Martin Onyemuru Member 7. Mrs. Mercy Praise Anyim Member Peter Eze (Counsel to Deputy Governor) says we were at the stage where the Deputy Governor was giving his evidence-in-chief on 13 August 2014. Says we intend to continue from where we stopped.
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Re: Gov. Chime Also Operatedpiggery Farm, Says Embattled Enugu Deputy Governor by locdog(m): 7:55pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
CONTINUATION OF EVIDENCE OF DG7 Witness is reminded he is still on oath Witness is shown Exhibit DG2 i.e. witness reply to Exhibits H6A and H6B. I did not get any reaction from the letter-Exhibit DG2. I requested for the Certificate of Occupancy in Exhibit DG2 but was not provided with the certificate of occupancy. Witness is shown Exhibit H3. It contains a resolution of the Enugu State House of Assembly. I have not seen Exhibit H3 before this impeachment proceedings commenced. This is my first time of seeing it. Witness is shown Exhibit H5. It is a circular issued by the Enugu State Government dated February 18 2013. I can see my official designation as one of those it is addressed to. I have never seen this circular before. This is my first time of seeing it. In all the correspondences from the Chief of Staff to the Governor i.e. Exhibits H6A and H6B, there was no mention of either the resolution of the House or this circular. My secretary signs for and receives all mails including circulars addressed to me, registers them, puts them in a folder and pass the folder to me. I am aware that the Government of Enugu State passes a budget every year. If I see the approved budget of Enugu State for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 I can recognise them. Witness identifies the approved budget for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Eze seeks to tender them No objection by I. I. Eze |
Re: Gov. Chime Also Operatedpiggery Farm, Says Embattled Enugu Deputy Governor by locdog(m): 7:55pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
PANEL: Approved budget for Enugu State Government for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are admitted and marked Exhibits DG3A, DG3B, DG3C and DG3D respectively. I am familiar with the Agric Unit Government House, Enugu. From the gate of the Government House, you have the office complex by the left, directly facing the gate is a poultry house, to the right from the gate is a cattle ranch, behind the poultry house is a piggery section. I have had something with the Agric Unit in the Government House. As a civil servant working in Government House, I used to buy cow meat, chickens and eggs from the Agric Unit. Witness is shown Page 196 of Exhibit DG3A The budget in page 196 of Exhibit DG3A is in respect of the office of the Governor and it starts at page 194. Item 19 has as its project title-“ Purchase of Agro Materials- Project Details- Restoration of Agric Unit– Poultry Farm and Piggery Section”. Witness is shown Exhibit DG3B and referred to page 173. It is also in respect of the budget for the office of the Governor. It makes provision for the restoration of the Poultry Section, Piggery Section and Agric Unit for N10,000,000. Witness is shown page 60 of Exhibit DG3B i.e. supplementary budget Item 11. It also makes provisions for the restoration of Poultry Section, Piggery Unit and Agric Section. Witness is shown Exhibit DG3C, the budget for 2013 page 196 Item 11. It is in respect of the office of the Executive Governor. It provides N3,000,000 for the restoration of the Agric Units, Poultry and Piggery Sections of the Government House, Enugu. The justification is to boost livestock production as shown in the budget. The target for 2013 is to restore the poultry and piggery section. Item 12 of the same 2013 budget has procurement of generating set, justification is to boost livestock production and the amount is N3,000,000. Between 2012 and 2013 I acted as the Acting Governor of Enugu State. In my capacity as the Acting Governor, I did something in respect of the Agric Unit. A memo was brought to me by the Chief of Staff to the Governor requesting my approval for the sum of N3,000,000 for the purchase of consumables for the Government House poultry and piggery sections and I gave approval as requested. |
Re: Gov. Chime Also Operatedpiggery Farm, Says Embattled Enugu Deputy Governor by Caseless: 8:27pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
He operated a poultry farm and as such he shld be impeached? I've never seen an allegation as weightless as this to warrant impeachment. The enugu state house of assembly is filled with cretinous lobsters for them to have served d impeachment notice in d first place. Chime just shot himself on the leg here! 1 Like |
Re: Gov. Chime Also Operatedpiggery Farm, Says Embattled Enugu Deputy Governor by willyzmart(m): 8:47pm On Aug 21, 2014 |
Our money eeeeeeeh |
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