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A stern warning has been issued to Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the House of Representatives, by the G23 pressure group, urging him to refrain from interfering in the political turmoil in Rivers State.
The group’s caution comes as Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato North/South federal constituency in Imo State, has been accused of meddling in the affairs of his political colleagues in Rivers.
The G23 group, a powerful voice in Rivers State’s political sphere, has admonished Ugochinyere to shift his focus towards addressing the pressing needs of his constituents in Imo State, leveraging his position to attract meaningful development projects that will uplift the standard of living in the region, rather than getting mired in the state’s political turmoil.
Tony Okocha, the convener of the G23 group, spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt, making startling claims that Ugochinyere’s actions were driven by a financial motive, allegedly working to advance the agenda of Governor Siminalaye Fubara in a paid arrangement.
Tony Okocha, in his capacity as Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, expressed dismay at Ugochinyere’s misapplication of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Rivers State House of Assembly saga, wondering how the lawmaker could so fundamentally misconstrue the ruling.
Okocha scoffed at Ugochinyere’s comments on the Wike-Fubara feud, labeling them laughable and misguided.
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He advised the lawmaker to channel his energy into tackling the myriad challenges facing Imo State, including the devastating floodwaters, rather than inserting himself into Rivers State’s political dynamics.
“We have listened, heard from some quarters and some persons that we have decided in my meeting to tag them ancient and medieval meddlesome interlopers. This groups are led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, a member of the Federal House of Representative who founded a group in the nomenclature of G-60.
“We have today decided to condemn in concrete and absolute term the activity of a man who should be responsible, but has turned himself as a hireling of Rivers State Governor.
“It beats our imagination that the concern of Ikenga who represents the people of Ideato federal Constituency of Imo State in the National Assembly could concern himself with issues in Rivers State, ignoring the perennial flood issues that dig deep gullies on roads, and almost sweeping away communities and villages in his area, he has remained practically mute concerning such serious matter.”
Okocha stated that “Ugochinyere is not from Rivers State, neither does he represent any Constituency that has anything to do with Rivers State other than that he has seen Rivers State as a conduit pipe to allegedly syphon money from the government. Now it is no longer Rivers People speaking for Rivers State, but hireling from Imo State, Ugochinyere and others are now the ones talking for Rivers State government.
“It is laughable that the Attorney General(AG), and Rivers State Commissioner of Justice, while fielding questions from newsmen, after the court of Appeal judgement recently said, the position of G-60 is the position of Rivers State. It is laughable that it is Ugochinyere who will overrule, overturn the decision of the Court of Appeal”.
Tony Okocha continued, his voice laced with frustration. Ugochinyere needs to get his priorities straight and focus on addressing the issues in his own constituency, community, and Imo State as a whole. He needs to get his own house in order before trying to fix someone else’s.
