{"id":17730,"date":"2022-04-11T03:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T03:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2022-04-11T03:57:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T03:57:15","slug":"no-crisis-at-nsukka-pdp-stakeholders-meeting-party-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/11\/no-crisis-at-nsukka-pdp-stakeholders-meeting-party-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"No crisis at Nsukka PDP stakeholders meeting \u2013 party Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Fabian Onah, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State says there was no casualty during a political disorder in its stakeholders meeting.<\/div>\n
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Onah told our correspondent on Sunday in Nsukka that he was surprised to read in some media reports that one person was killed<\/a> and some others sustained injuries.<\/div>\n
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\u201cYes, there was a misunderstanding in that meeting which did not last up to five minutes before normalcy was restored and the meeting continued.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI am surprised to see reports in social media and some online media<\/a> platforms that one person was killed and many sustained injuries, this is false and misleading.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSome women scampered for safety, you know women are always afraid,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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Though, Onah declined to disclose what caused the misunderstanding but said the party was on top of the situation towards resolving the problem<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, a stakeholder in Nsukka PDP who pleaded anonymity said trouble started at the middle of the party\u2019s monthly meeting when Dr Pat Asadu, representing Nsukka\/Igboeze-South in the House of Representatives announced his intention to contest\u00a0 again in 2023<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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According to him, Asadu has been representing the constituency for 16 years ,as this is his fourth time in the lower chamber.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSome people in Nsukka and Igboeze-South are not happy that Asadu is not allowing another person from the constituency to contest the seat.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSo as soon as Asadu entered the venue with his supporters to declare his intention, trouble ensued when some opposed him and shouted him down.<\/div>\n
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\u201cPeople started shouting, No, No! It\u2019s not your birthright and they started destroying chairs, tables and bottles,\u201d the witness<\/a> said.<\/div>\n
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Also, a \u00a0group known as Nsukka Youth General\u00a0 Assembly (NYGA) has condemned the use of political thugs to stir up crisis in the state.<\/div>\n
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A statement signed by Onyekachi Omeje, National Publicity Secretary of NYGA, expressed dismay at the development.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt is regrettable that some people still play mundane politics of thuggery in 2022<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe assembly is worried that some Nsukka youths are involved\u00a0 even after so many warnings and sensitisations by the assembly they still allowed themselves to be used in political thuggery.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe condemn the ugly incidence of Saturday in its entirety, urging law enforcement agencies to bring perpetrators to justice<\/a>,\u201d Omeje said.<\/div>\n
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Efforts to get comments from Asadu, failed as he neither picked his calls or responded to messages sent to him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n