ABIA And SOUTHEAST PRESSURE GROUPS CONDEMN THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT TO THE LIFE OF DR.ALEX OTTI

By Save Abia

A COALITION OF ABIA AND SOUTHEAST PRESSURE GROUPS which comprises over 50 Groups including ABIA RENEWAL FRONT (ARF), ABIA MANDATE (AM), ABIA CONSULTATIVE FORUM (ACF), ABIA LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONALS (ALP), SOUTHEAST DEVELOPMENT AGENDA (SEDA), EASTERN MANDATE GROUP(EMG), SAVE ABIA NOW (SAN), ABIA YOUTH CONGRESS (AYC), RECLAIM ABIA AGENDA (RAA)and others have condemned the Assassination Attempt to the life of Dr. Alex Otti, the APGA Gubernatorial Candidate at the Last concluded Abia State Election.

Addressing a World Press Conference in Abuja on Monday, The spokespersons of the Groups Comrade Kelechi Nkworie and Barr. Slyvanus Nnadoziecondemned the barbaric Action describing it as a calculated Attempt by Highly Placed persons in the state to remove the life of the Gentleman knowing fully well what will be the outcome of the Election tribunal going on in the State.

The Coalition also condemned the recent media publication by the PDP controlled Government in the state and wonder why the Government is crying more than the bereaved by holding a press conference on this incident exonerating itself and citing the source of the Attack, while the security Agencies are still investigating to find out the source or sponsors of the Attack, the group described the State Government Action as been hasty and doing the work of the security Agencies. The Group also faulted the media House for publishing the story without proper investigation as their conduct negates the ethics of the profession which tend to uphold and promote the practice of investigative journalism.

The Group has various Questions;

1.Who want to take the life of Dr.Alex Otti?

2.Who are the sponsors of this heinous crime?

3.Why is the PDP Controlled Government in the State crying more than the bereaved?

4.What is the Government hiding or intend to protect in this heinous Act.

5.Why has the State Government taken over the work of the security Agencies citing the incident as an Armed Robbery Attack and politicizing this criminal Act?

6.Why the Hasty Press Briefing?

The Group pointed that they expect the inspector General of Police to come with statement on this in the course of their investigation before it can be reported in the various media houses as outcome of their investigation instead of politicizing it has been campaign by the State Government, we are taking about an assassination attempt on personality life and death of a security man; human lives are sacred, the Group asserted.

The group decried the level of smear campaign of calumny against the APGA Candidate for raising an alert on attempt to his life as wiping public sentiment which he did not do even when his supporters and followers were bluntly assaulted and properties vandalized by the agents of the opposition party during the Gubernatorial Election campaign and rallies in the state.

The Group pointed out that the assassination attempt at Dr. Alex Otti and loss of life of a security Agent is a serious criminal offence that must not be swept under the carpet, calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Department of State Security Service (DSS) to investigate and fish out the perpetrators of this heinous crime as their Activities in the Nation Capital is capable of creating a serious security breakdown in the city which is believed to be safe and Peaceful.

The Coalitioncommiserate with the family of the slain Police officer and pray for the repose of his Soul; he will be remembered and immortalized as the struggle of liberating Abia state from the clutches of undemocratic forces and family oligarchy continues.

Signed:

Comrade Kelechi Nkworie

Barr. Slyvanus Nnadozie

For COALITION OF ABIA AND SOUTHEAST PRESSURE GROUPS

Save Abia Now is a political pressure group committed to reclaim Abia State from the undemocratic forces and Bad Leadership occasioned by the Administration of PDP Controlled Government in Abia state which has impoverished the people and charting the common of the People leaving the state as one of the lest Developed state across the country

Save Abia Now (SAN) comprises of committed professionals,scholars,Political Analyst and Rights Activist determined to make the change through constructive engagement and Education to Abians who are concerned to Restore the Glory of the State.