The Ebonyi State gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Prophet Chris Adol-awam, on Wednesday, denied being suspended by suspected aggrieved ward executives, Echiaba Ward.
Recall that the leadership of the NNPP of Echiaba ward, in Ebonyi local government area, led by the Secretary of the ward, Anni Okuchukwu, allegedly suspended the governorship candidate, Adol-awam, over alleged anti-party activities.
But, Adol-awam, who spoke through the director of media and publicity for NNPP campaign organisation, Mr Victor Uraku, while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, blamed the former chairman of the Party, one Solomon Chukwu, who was earlier suspended for embezzling over N78 million meant for the party, of masterminding the rumour of the suspension.
He said, “The former NNPP State Chairman, Mr Solomon Chukwu and his indigent cohort are impersonators, who falsely claimed to have suspended the gubernatorial candidate from the Party.
“This mischievous and malicious act would have been ignored but we owe the people of Ebonyi State and our teeming supporters the truth behind this lame woven falsehood.
“The governorship candidate, Prophet Chris Adol-awam, was never suspended as claimed by the ‘self acclaimed’ chairman of Echiaba Ward, Chinedu Ofoke, who is not a member of the NNPP, let alone an executive member of the Party.
“For the purpose of clarity, the substantive Chairman of Echiaba Ward as recognised by the National leadership of the NNPP and INEC is Ndubuisi Nweke and Mr Alex Ominyi, as Secretary”, he stated.
