Ebonyi council boss denies involvement in murder of opposition party member
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The Chairman of Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Chidiebere Agwu has denied involvement in the death of an opposition party member in the council area.
Mr Agwu was reacting to allegations levelled against him over the death of an opposition party member, one Oyibo Nwani.
Mr Nwani, it was learnt, was killed by yet to be identified persons on Saturday 18th March, 2023 at at Amautu Town Hall polling unit during the governorship and state assembly election.
He was the agent of the Action Alliance (AA) party for the polling unit.
Mr Agwu in a statement on Friday condemned the killing of Mr Nwani and vowed to do all within his powers to ensure arrest and prosecution of his killers.
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He said that despite all the plots and gang-ups by opposition parties against the APC, its governorship candidate, Francis Nwifuru still won the election.
He noted that having lost woefully in the entire elections, the opposition elements in Onicha LGA are understandably angry, hopeless and frustrated
He, however, lamented that the opposition elements confused on their next line of action had resorted to smear campaign against him.
