The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has tackled Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi over the abduction of the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Ebonyi South senatorial district, Hon. Linus Okorie. SaharaReporters had reported that the former House of Representatives member was reportedly abducted in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on Sunday.
Sowore Tackles Governor Umahi Over Alleged Abduction Of Ebonyi Labour Party Senatorial Candidate, Okorie, Calls For His Immediate ReleaseSaharaReporters had reported that the former House of Representatives member was reportedly abducted in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on Sunday.
SaharaReporters had reported that the former House of Representatives member was reportedly abducted in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on Sunday.Okorie who represented Onicha, Ohaozara, and Ivo federal constituency of Ebonyi state in the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2015 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party is contesting with Governor David Umahi, the incumbent governor.
Reacting to this, the AAC presidential hopeful bemoaned the abduction of Okorie and urged that state governor, Umahi to ensure his immediate release. Earlier SaharaReporters reported that Okorie’s wife, Nkiru, in a video seen by SaharaReporters which was posted on Twitter by Dr Charles Odogwu, on Monday, alleged that her husband had been abducted by Ebube Agu security outfit, which she claimed was working for Umahi.Nkiru said she was out of the country to get a master’s degree but was told he had been kidnapped when she could not reach him on the phone.She said, “I’m here to raise an alarm about what is happening to my husband.
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