Attack On Poultry Farm Is Political Wickedness -- Enugu Deputy Governor

Enugu State Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi,  Tuesday formally reacted to the last Monday's evacuation of   his poultry from his official residence at the Government House by officials of the Enugu Capital Territory Development (ECTDA) and Ministry of Environment,  describing it as political wickedness and the highest form of impunity and disrespect to the revered office of a Deputy Governor.


Speaking on the evacuation of about 3,500 birds from his official residence and the statement by Governor Sullivan Chime’s Press Secretary, Mr. Chukwudi Achife on Monday, which claimed that the poultry constituted a health hazard to people working in the Government House, Onyebuchi expressed shock at the unfortunate development.

He noted that the action of the two ministries were intended to humiliate him and expose to the world how politically impotent he is.

He said that he was surprised that the statement from the government did not mention the alleged violation of the purpose clause in the Certificate of Occupancy for the Deputy Governor’s lodge as claimed in the two letters earlier sent to him by the Permanent Secretary, Government House, Mr. G.O.C. Aja.

“Violation of Purpose Clause which they claimed was the basis for their action was not mentioned in the press statement.  The two letters which alleged violation of purpose clause of the C of O of the premises was dropped in the statement issued from the governor’s office on Monday.

“In the two letters they wrote to me on December 24 and 27, 2013 which I replied, they made mention of the Environmental or health hazard emanating from the poultry.  In their press statement they claimed that they wrote me and asked me to clean up the place and I refused.  So let them produce a letter asking me to do that.  It is not true,” he said.

The Deputy Governor recalled that in his reply to their letters, “I told them that the poultry area was designated Agriculture Unit and I want them to deny that the structure had been used as poultry before I became Deputy Governor.


Source: This Day