In a show of defiance and probably a tit for tat measure, the Abia state government announced today that a panel of inquiry it set up has indicted the President, general olusegun Obasanjo, the PDP presidential candidate, Musa Yar’Adua and his running mate Jonathan Goodluck among a host of others.


In a statement released to journalists today, the Abia state commissioner for Information Chief Anthony Agbazuere said “ The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up by the Abia State Government to try the activities of various individuals from 1999 till date has submitted its report which has in-turn, been adopted by the Abia State Executive Council.”


Agbazuere, disclosed that the Council, after a thorough deliberation accepted the report of the commission and the accompanying white paper on the report.


Those he listed as indicted by the panel are: Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Hon. Mbah Ajah, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar’Adua, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, Elder Iheanacho Okezie Orji, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe and Chief Allen Nwachukwu.


Others are Chief Patrick Onwuka, Mrs. Victoria Akanwa, Chief Chijioke Nwakodo, Chief Chinwe Nwanganga, Henry Beleogu, Felix Ebere, Hon. Mao Ohuabunwa, Barr. C.S.L Nwosu, Mrs. Nkeiru Onyejiocha, Chief Tony Ukasoanya, Chief Friday Onukwue and Hon. Damian Ozurumba.


Agbazuere noted that the report has been gazetted and consequently, the indicted individuals stand disqualified from contesting any election in Nigeria.


He disclosed that the State Government derived its powers from the Panels Act of Eastern Nigeria 1958 which is applicable to Abia State and urged anybody who felt aggrieved by the actions of the State Government to head to the Courts for an interpretation of the relevant portions of the constitution.


The Abia State Government had on February 14, 2007 set-up a commission chaired by Mazi Donatus Okorie to investigate the activities of certain individuals from 1999 till date.


While submitting the report of the commission to Governor Orji Uzor Kalu on February 20, 2007, the Chairman of the commission, Mazi Donatus Okorie disclosed that 38 people were sent written invitations to appear before the panel out of which seven appeared physically and one sent a lawyer to represent him.


It will be recalled that Kalu last week in an interview with The Times of Nigeria promised to "Fight President Obasanjo with evrything available constitutionlly and if he wants war, I will give it to him."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 February 2007 )

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Seriously, where are we headed for with all these, i believe at this point we just have to pray for Nigeria, if we truely love this country, all these don't have to continue.

Good for democracy, other governors should follow suit.