Impeachment: I’m innocent, says Enugu deputy
governor.
Enugu Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi,
yesterday, at the State High Court Complex,
where the panel investigating allegations against
him is sitting, told newsmen that he is innocent
of impeachment allegations against him.
The deputy governor who sat throughout
yesterday in company with his wife, said not only
him, but the members of the Assembly and the
country’s democracy were on trial, insisting that
he was out to prove his innocence even if he was
eventually impeached.
Said he: “I believe the chief judge of the state
exercised his constitutional authority to set up the
seven-man panel. I believe that eventually, justice
will triumph. It is true that I am the one standing
trial but also I want to say that our democracy is
also on trial. I want to say also that justice is on
trial and I want to say that integrity of all those
involved, including that of the panel members are
also on trial.
“I believe that no matter how we are able to
fabricate lies and try to manipulate truth and
embellish what happened and what did not
happen, eventually if not now, later the truth will
triumph over falsehood.
“It is a situation where the person on the floor,
who is stepped on, who is being marched, did not
complain, rather the person marching him is the
one complaining. All the birds were removed from
the poultry in question on January 27 and some
of you witnessed it. Till now, I did not ask
anybody what happened to it; whether they were
sold, eaten or whatever happened, I never
complained.
“Rather, the person who took my birds is the one
complaining but I am confident. I believe it is a
straight-forward case. I believe I have not
committed any crime; I believe that I am here
because it is better to defend myself and protect
my hard-earned reputation and my integrity; that
is more important to me than the office of the
deputy governor.
“I do not mind loosing the office but let the public
know that I did not commit any crime. I did not
commit any offence that will justified my being
removed and I am prepared to accept even being
removed in the process of letting the people know
the truth. Let you people, the journalists, let the
people of Enugu State, the people of Nigeria be
the judge as to how honourabe the honourable
members…
“I do not want to start saying things about them
but let the people be the judge on how
honourable they have been and I believe that
eventually, I will triumph because the most
important thing is that there is a court of man,
there is a panel of man but there is also a court
of God, where nobody can change the truth. The
God, who sees what is hidden will also give His
verdict at the appropriate time.
“I want to commend the panel for listening to the
protest of my lawyer because when we came in
the morning they announced that they did not
want media coverage but my lawyers protested
and said it is important we have the media.
On their insistence, the panel accepted that
journalists would be allowed in provided there is
no camera.”
During yesterday’s sitting the state Commissioner
for Lands Dr. Chukwuemeka Ujam, the Clerk of
the Assembly, Christopher Chukwurah, and the
Enugu Government House physician, Dr. Anthony
Ogbonna, testified on the side of the House of
Assembly and were cross-examined except for
the physician whose cross-examination will come
up when the panel reconvenes today.

lamentations galore

oga make u go settle with ur oga 4 top

Is he not a politician? it is a game, he should know how it is been played.

May the day come when legislations in Nigeria would be loosend from the apron strings of overbearing executives .this show f shame only riddicules democracy and makes a laughing stock out of enugu state house of assembly .must onyebuchi be impeached to realise the ambitions of a sickly governor?