A meeting of the Labour Party in Aba was disrupted by a group of masked men, suspected to be policemen, who ordered the party members to remain quiet.
INCIDENT DETAILS
The incident involved over 20 masked individuals who stormed the meeting venue, leading to a confrontation when five of them approached Prince G.O. Ndubueze, the secretary of the Labour Party’s local government election committee, claiming he was under arrest.
When Ndubueze was told he was being taken away, the party members resisted, stating that the masked men had not presented any warrant for his arrest. In a show of solidarity, more than 500 Labour Party members marched with Ndubueze to the Aba Area Police Command to protest the police action.
NDUBUEZE’S STAND
In a brief interview with Vanguard, Ndubueze asserted that he would not be intimidated by Governor Alex Otti, whom he accused of trying to impose his chosen candidates for the upcoming November 2 local government election.
“I didn’t get any warrant of arrest from anywhere. I don’t even know whether they are policemen, but as a law-abiding citizen, I’m going with the police. However, I will never bow to intimidation from Gov. Alex Otti. We won’t allow him to impose candidates in this local government election,” Ndubueze stated.
He emphasized that although Governor Otti came to power through a legitimate election, his attempts to impose candidates would not be tolerated by the Labour Party in Abia State.