A security expert and social critic, Mr ChrisUdeze has appealed to the Anambra Government
to assist in retrieving his properties
forcefully and illegally seized by Mr.
Azubuike Ekwegbalu a Senior Special Assistant
to Governor Willie Obiano on security
matters.
The appeal was contained in a petition dated
August 5, 2015 signed by the counsel to the
petitioner Honourable. S.O Chukwukelu Esq.,
and addressed to the Speaker, Anambra state
house of Assembly, Rt. Honourable. Rita
Mmaduagwu, tagged: Unlawful Invasion, Break
And Entry And Illegal Carting Away To Unknown
Destination Of The Property of Honourable
Chris Okey Udeze M/D EXOTIC Solution
Providers Limited BY MR. Azubuike Ekwegbalu,
The Special Assistant To The Executive
Governor of Anambra State On Security
Matters.
A copy of the petition was made available to
the Anambra Online Publishers in Awka, called
foor speedy intervention of the government
and concern citizens to assuage the state
government to prevail of the later not to
drag the positive image governor Willie
Obiano is building in the mud.
It alleged that on 4th September, 2014,
office of the petitioner. Mr. Chris Okey
Udeze the CEO, Exotic Solution Providers
Limited, situated at No. 57 Zik's Avenue
Awka, was allegedly invaded and broken into
by Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu the Special
Assistant to the Government of Anambra State
with the assistant of his armed thugs and
forcefully carted away his office equipment
and other essential materials to unknown
destination.
It said that the armed men broke and
demolished property in the facility, as well
as harassed his workers and cart away the
properties to an unknown destination till
date..
The paper reads: "Consequent upon the
occurrence of the above incident, our client
immediately met with the Special Adviser to
Governor on security on the same day for
intervention and ensures that his properties
were brought back to him. He toed this
approach following the confidence he has that
the present responsive and responsible
Government of Anambra State headed by our
amiable Governor His Excellency Willie
Maduaburochukwu Obiano, will, through his
office, frown at such arbitrary and reckless
action of her agent followed by an order for
immediate release of those properties with an
unalloyed apology to Mr. Chris Udeze, for the
inconveniences and loss of revenue. The
failure/inability of the Security Adviser to
act appropriately prompted our client to
petition the Secretary to the State
Government. The petition is attached and
marked annexure "A"," the petition stated.
The letter added: "from 4th day of September
2014 till today being 4th day of August, 2015
is almost one year (11 months) now of his
complaint to the office of Special adviser to
the Governor on security yet nothing has been
heard from him concerning same
notwithstanding that the issue at stake
borders on our client's means of livelihood.
This is despite the fact that a reminder was
sent to the SSG to that effect which was
written through our office when no response
was received from the first petition yet no
reaction. A copy of the reminder cum pre-
action notice is attached and marked annexure
"B".
The petition also stated the position of the
counsel; ''we should put law in motion to
challenge the illegality, unlawfulness and
unconstitutionality of the action of Mr.
Azubuike Ekwegbalu against him in the present
circumstance where it seems obvious that his
patience is seen as cowardice but for the
respect we have for you the Honourable
Speaker of the House of Assembly, we then
decided to bring this anomalies to your
knowledge for assistance.."
''In the light of the above-itemized
instructions of our client, we therefore want
to state categorically that where a
Government agent arbitrarily confiscates a
citizen's property in circumstance outside
the purview of the law (as in this case) then
it is derogatory to due process of law and
antithetical to democracy. That will signal a
head-on romance with anarchy. This we know
very well that this present legislative arm
of the Government of Anambra state will never
encourage. All hands therefore must be on
deck to ensure that this good name which our
good Governor and you have built within this
your short period of stay in office is not
dragged to the mud by some of these
unscrupulous agents of the Government.
May we in view of the above, appeal to you to
use your good offices to ensure that our
client's properties aforementioned, which
were illegally, unlawfully and arbitrarily
carted away to unknown destination be
returned to him within a reasonable time''
Chukwukelu Esq appealed .
Reacting to the allegation When contacted via
telephone discussion, the senior special
assistant to governor Willie Obiano on
security matters, Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu
described the allegations as untrue and
expressed disappointment that Mr. Chris Udeze
would allow such issue to go public, pointed
out that he (petitioner) knew why his
properties were seized and frowned at any
further action that might emanate from the
issue.
He alleged that Mr. Chris Udeze had taken to
faking security tickets for traders and
transporters and also enmeshed himself in
touting and other nefarious activities that
the state government felt it could no longer
condole his excesses.
His words; ''Chris Udeze, as far as am
concern, it's unfortunate that that man does
not want to repent from all the illegal
things he is being doing in this state.
For the fact that I have a little link with
him that is why I decided to keep quiet, this
man, I have advised him what to do all this
while, but it fell on a deaf hear''.
He continued: ''Its unfortunate, I have told
him time without number, I have told him to
go and see the special adviser who is my
boss, at the same time he was indicted and
which we want to persecute and jail him,
because, he is deceiving and collecting
security levy in Anambra state, the receipts
are there, he is also issuing fake ID Cards
to all the traders in Anambra sate, the
evidence is there'.
'When you come to my office, I will show you
the receipt he use in giving security levy
because its a very serious offense and crime
in Anambra state as far a this government is
concern .
This is not the first time, he has gone to
Nation Newspaper and done many things'.
'We don't fear whatever, once we know we are
doing the right thing, but that man does not
want to help himself and he has been into
this frivolous system all his life.
He has gone to the SSG, what he is doing is
rubbish as far as am concern, and for the
fact that he chooses to do it this way, let
him continue, by the time he understands what
he is doing to himself, he will understand
that there are evidences here to jail him.
I am glad you make out time to balance you
report without hearing from one side and rush
to publish it, it's just because we did not
arrest him, that is why he is going about
harassing me'.
My brother, if I open up what this man is
doing in this state, you will not even like
to entertain him when next he comes to lay
another frivolous allegation of his''. He
explained.
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