The Enefe Dike Campaign Organisation has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate Hon. Ekene Enefe, Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency aspirant, and his Campaign Spokesman, Ogbuefi Comr Harris Chuma, ahead of the primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APGA), the ruling party in Anambra State.

The alarm was contained in a statement signed by Chuma, in which he appealed to “APGA leaders at all levels” and “security agencies in the state to wade in and arrest the ugly developments in Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency.”

The statement, issued recently in Awka, the Anambra State capital, reads: “In recent times, politics in Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency have taken an ugly trend. The most anticipated APGA primaries have sent chillers to desperate politicians who have nothing to offer and have resorted to blackmailing and attacking promising aspirants all in a bid to snatch victory away.

“Daily, these desperate politicians device evil means of outwitting their perceived political opponents.

“First, it was APGA Oyi LGA boss, Hon. Onochie (a.k.a Taker), who through a phone conversation threatened to deal brutally with Ogbuefi Harris Chuma (Media Director General of Enefe Dike Campaign Organization). Taker had called Chuma to register his disgust on a media report making rounds that the only recognisable constituency project of the incumbent House of Rep member representing Oyi/Ayamelum was his huge financial donations to APGA Oyi Chairman’s family house project. Hon Taker had perfected plans to harass, intimidate, and humiliate Ogbuefi Harris Chuma whom he desperately accused of revealing his dirty romance with Hon Onyenwife. He became restive after Chuma advised him to remain non-partisan in the campaign activities of aspirants. But he chose to be Hon Gabriel Onyenwife’s contact and mobilisation officer.

“Through a phone call to Chuma, the embittered APGA Oyi Chair Hon. Taker threatened to ‘deal brutally’ with Chuma.

“According to a recorded phone conversation available on demand, Hon. Taker promised to get at Chuma ‘his own way’. He berated Chuma for supporting and promoting Ekene Enefe to unseat the incumbent House of Reps member, Hon Gabriel Onyenwife. The APGA Oyi Boss also called Chuma ‘brainless’ and vowed to ‘deal’ with him mercilessly.

“Few days ago, at Anaku, in Ayamelum LGA secretariat where wife of the Governor who has been on local government tour with her NGO visited, suspected supporters of Lawmaker Onyenwife made their way to Ekene Enefe’s car and unlocked the screws hosting the tyres and wheels. Quite a deadly move to cause fatal road accident preconceived to kill the strongest House of Rep Contender in the zone Hon Ekene Enefe. On his way back to Awka, Enefe’s car tyre pulled out and escaped into the bush. The vehicle lost absolute control and ended up in the bush. Thank goodness no lives were lost. The plot of the evil men was thwarted by the Lord of hosts.

“We hereby wish to use this medium to make an open appeal to APGA leaders at all levels to call Hon. Gabriel Onyenwife and his troublesome supporters to order while advising the security agencies in the state to wade in and arrest the ugly developments in Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency.

“Enefe Dike and his Campaign Team are peace loving and lawful individuals who are civil in their approach to election matters. We are non-violent and will not engage in any act capable of causing a breakdown of law and order even in the face of provocation.

“Therefore, let it be known and should be established that Enefe Campaign Team has been profoundly issues-oriented, mobilising and galvanising massive support for our choice candidate.

“Evidently, we have overtime demonstrated high level of political maturity in the way and manner we go about our Media activities. Caution should be advanced herein, that no amount of harassment, intimidation, smear campaign, and blackmail will deter us from the reloaded Nzoputa mission to successfully project Ekene Enefe’s loads of goodies which we have brought to fore in the race for Oyi/Ayamelum Federal House of Rep contest.

“Unequivocally, we firmly believe that the good people of Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency who have applauded our valid manifesto, and understood how significant and relevant our roles had been in opening their eyes to some dirty truth behind their travails in the hands of the incumbent representative, will do the needful at the appointed time. Obviously, Ekene Enefe will change the ugly narrative for the greater good of all.”