Group known as Unwu-Ekumenyi Youths Movement, Friday denied the report that she protested against the relocation of Ebonyi State Election Petitions Tribunal to Abuja by the President of Court Appeal, Hon. Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen.
Unwu-Ekumenyi United Youth Forum had on Thursday protested the relocation of the election petition tribunal to Abuja. But another group Unwu-Ekumenyi Youths Movement is opposing them and charged the general public and Nigerian judiciary to ignore them describing the report emanating from the group as fake. They threatened legal action for impersonation against the united forum leader.
In a press statement signed by the president-general of Unwu-Ekumenyi Youths Movement, Prince Samchi Mgbada; and the secretary-general of the group, Comrade Solomon Egwu the group noted that, as a socio-cultural organization, Unwu-Ekumenyi was not partisan and therefore would not interfere with the internal affairs of the judiciary.
“How can Unwu-Ekumenyi Youths Movement protest when we are a non-partisan group? Investigations reveal that the relocation of the tribunals to Abuja was necessitated by the antics of Ebonyi State Government officials who insinuated that the security of the tribunals could not be guaranteed unless they agree to stay in the facility of an APC stalwart.
These unpatriotic acts were allegedly followed by subliminal threats and menaces against prospective witnesses of opposition political parties.”As a socio-cultural organization, we do not want either Ebonyi people or those on assignment in Ebonyi State to be injured. Abuja is the seat of the federal government and so, is the safest place in Nigeria.
Unwu-Ekumenyi Youth Movement is encouraging the Nigerian judiciary to take any measures that will ensure the security of its personnel. “We urge the general public and the Nigerian judiciary to ignore news of any purported protest by the Unwu-Ekumenyi Youths Movement, we hereby demand a public apology from the group for impersonating and tainting our movement with partisanship”.
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