SSA to Imo State House of Assembly Speaker; Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha and SSA to the Imo state Governor; Uche Ogbuagu Resign.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu on Special Duties has resigned his appointment. Citizen Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha in a press release announcing his resignation yesterday maintained that some aides of the speaker are grossly corrupt, pointing out that it distorts the good programmes and policies of Governor Rochas Okorocha. “It will be recalled that few weeks ago, Citizen Ikenna Samuelson threatened to expose political appointees who instead of doing their jobs, rather embraced corrupt practices thereby distorting the good programmes and policies of the state government led by Owelle Rochas Okorocha”, the release reads. Iwuoha said that he has written a letter to the Speaker on the 7th of November 2013 informing him about the corrupt practices of his Chief of Staff Hon. Kodichi Anamekwe, adding that the letter was also copied to the clerk of the House and Honourable members of the House.

 “My nature as a social crusader will not allow me to keep quite when things are going wrong in my socio-political environment as a reservoir of information, I cannot betray the confidence I have in myself”. He stressed in the release. Citizen Iwuoha said that in his response to the query issued to him on Friday 13th of December 2013, he challenged the Speaker to set up committee of Honourable members to look into his allegations against his Chief of Staff, arguing that he is ready to prove his corrupt and fraudulent activities against Hon. Anamekwe. “Speaker Uwajumogu having failed to set up the panel, Samuelson sensing danger came to the conclusion that it would be better for him to resign and then fight on, thereby beating them to the plot to suspend him again” the release added. Iwuoha who promised to give them details of corrupt practices going on in the office of the Speaker without any fear, also accused SSA media to the Speaker Mr Emeka Ahaneku of stealing and diverting monthly stipends of Assembly correspondents. In his reaction, Hon, Kodichi Anamekwe told Nigerian Horn on phone that; “It is an allegation, if it is published, I will sue hell out of him (Samuelson). I will tell the House media man to call you on the matter”.

The Senior Special Assistant to the speaker on media, Emeka Ahaneku in a press release he sent to Nigerian Horn email box, insisted that Citizen Samuelson Iwuoha is under indefinite suspension as a result of his gross misconduct, insubordination and megalomaniac exuberances. Ahaneku maintained that nobody has received his resignation letter, noting that his stock in trade is blackmail and character assassination. According to him; “Nobody has received such letter in the office of the speaker. It is all fallacious and contrived barefaced lies designed to launder his self serving and putrid image of an activist and social crusader which to all intents and purpose he is not”. It will be recalled that Hon Uche Ogbuagu on Monday also resigned his appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to the governor of Imo State on entertainment.

Nigerian Horn was reliably informed by a source that his resignation may be connected to the frustration he is facing in the administration despite his contributions. It is also alleged that he is not comfortable with the style of the present administration. Ogbuagu is quoted as saying that Okorocha’s Government is not fair to him as an appointee. He threw in the towel at the Bongo Square on monday 15th dec 2013, during the welcome back party for the participants of IMO SHOW OF FAME held in London. He thanked the Governor for giving him the opportunity to serve in that capacity.