Friday, December 20, 2024 - The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has raised an alarm, alleging that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and security agencies were plotting to arrest the lawmaker representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Ugochinyere Michael Ikeagwuonu.
The Coalition disclosed this in a statement on Thursday after a press conference in Abuja.
The Secretary-General of CUPP, Peter Ameh, and the coalition’s
co-spokesman, Comrade Mark Adebayo, described the alleged plot as a grave
threat to democracy. They labeled it a “clandestine scheme to defame, tarnish,
and stifle the voice of one of Nigeria’s most vocal and incorruptible
opposition leaders.”
CUPP further alleged that the pro-Wike faction, in collaboration with
complicit security agencies, had been training fake witnesses for over six
weeks in Abuja to provide false testimony against Ugochinyere.
“This is a desperate, low-budget Nollywood production whose purpose has
already failed,” the Coalition said in a strongly worded statement. They
emphasized that “Ikenga’s commitment to speaking truth to power is God-given
and cannot be silenced by intimidation, blackmail, or false allegations.”
The coalition also announced plans for nationwide protests to resist the
alleged plot.
However, as of the time of filing this report, Wike’s spokesperson, Lere
Olayinka, and Nigerian security agencies are yet to respond to CUPP’s
allegations.
Ugochinyere has been critical of Wike, particularly regarding his role
in the ongoing crisis within the opposition party, the People’s Democratic
Party, PDP
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