ENUGU – Nkpologu Youths in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, have sent a Save- Our- Souls (SOS) plea to the Governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, over reported plans to choose one of their kinsmen, Bar. Chijioke Ezugwu, as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)candidate in their local government for the forthcoming local government election in the state.
The youths who addressed pressmen in Enugu alleged that Barr. Chijioke Ezugwu had been convicted of a murder charge.
They also alleged that he caused the death of their son, Okoro Philip Junior, on 29th June, 2022 right inside their village in the middle of the night, stating, “He was accompanied on that mission by a group nicknamed as ‘neighborhood watch.’
They added that the case was ruled on last year on 27th January, 2023, where the Enugu State high Court convicted him and awarded a compensation of N20 million against him before he appealed the court judgment.
The case is currently with the Appellate court in Enugu hoping to commence hearing next month.
They said, ”We are appealing to you our dear governor not to allow such a man to occupy any public position pending the outcome of the appellate court judgment as we are hearing that he is aspiring to become the executive Chairman of Ụzọ Uwani LGA in the forthcoming local government elections slated for October 5, 2024 across the state. Such an individual is a threat to the socio-economic existence of our village as he will unleash hell if left to occupy this office. Just last Sunday, The family of the boy (his accomplice) in the murder of Okoro Philip Junior visited our village seeking for forgiveness for their son’s participation in the murder of our son.”
They further stated, “Chijioke Ezugwu deserves to be locked up in detention until court decides otherwise because such a sadistic person rely on terrorising our community. He is still armed and has been threatening the entire community several times with disastrous consequences for daring to seek justice for our slain brother. Allowing him to occupy such sensitive position is not only an affront to the people of Nkpologu and the memory of the deceased, same amounts to rewarding rascality and extrajudicial killing of perceived enemies.“
They appealed to his Excellency to reconsider endorsing him as PDP candidate for the election stating that “Nkpologu and Uzo-Uwani in its entirety remains one of the strongest areas in the state that is in support of the governor and we will never stop supporting him.
“He has so far proved that the massive votes we gave to him are not in vain and we are ready to do more. So, he should listen to us when we raise alarm by sending an SOS to him over such a very grievous development, if it true.
“This is our very humble way of alerting our dear governor that he should not make such a dangerous mistake in an area that voted massively for him.”
