The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has
accused the former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent
Umezulike, and a presidential aide, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, as the
masterminds of the smear campaign against his person by Sahara
Reporters and other unsuspecting online media outfits for several
weeks now.
He, however, assured his supporters that there was nothing to
worry about.
In a statement titled “This Too Shall Pass”, Ekweremadu
said:
“There has been a sustained smear campaign against my person by
Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, using Sahara Reporters, and other unsuspecting
media outfits in the past few weeks.
“I would have continued to ignore them, but for the concern of
my well-wishers. Therefore, the public may wish to know as
follows:
“About July 2016, former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Hon.
Justice Innocent Umezulike, in his capacity as the Chief Judge of
Enugu State at the time, together with his lawyer, and Barrister
Tagbo Ike, in connivance with some politicians, broke into the
Probate Registry, Enugu, took away my will, and left behind a
photocopy.
“They copied the properties listed in the will and added many
imaginary properties and started churning out baseless petitions to
government agencies and officials.
“In their petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, for instance, they claimed, in a demonstration of gross
ignorance, that I was given money by the Federal Government to
develop the South East geopolitical zone, but that I used it to
purchase 32 properties.
“They sent similar petitions to Mr. President, the Vice
President, Senate President, Attorney-General of the Federation,
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission, Code of Conduct Bureau, Director-General of the
Department of State Security, Inspector-General of Police,
Commissioner of Police (Enugu), among others.
“I do not intend to respond, for now, to the smear campaign
related to the 2019 election, which is spearheaded by Okoi
Obono-Obla, using Sahara Reporters. I will speak more on this
subject at the appropriate time.
“For now, let me state that Justice Innocent Umezulike has since
been dismissed from service by the National Judicial Council and is
facing trial in different courts. God is also on top of the matter
in several other ways in the life of Justice Umezulike’s.
“It suffices to add that with what is unfolding now, the current
smear campaign championed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, is helping to
expose those, who acted with Justice Umezulike, to steal my will.
They have been peddling this so-called ‘discovery’ since July
2016.
“Umezulike has also, in several other petitions, attacked myself
and my family. He also, at some point, accused me of killing
several people, which the office of the Inspector-General of Police
investigated; and probably, he will soon face appropriate charges
bordering on false information.
“Let me, therefore, call on all those, who are concerned about
this smear campaign, not to worry. This too shall pass. History
will vindicate the just and the wicked will never go
unpunished”.
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has
accused the former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent
Umezulike, and a presidential aide, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, as the
masterminds of the smear campaign against his person by Sahara
Reporters and other unsuspecting online media outfits for several
weeks now.
He, however, assured his supporters that there was nothing to
worry about.
In a statement titled “This Too Shall Pass”, Ekweremadu
said:
“There has been a sustained smear campaign against my person by
Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, using Sahara Reporters, and other unsuspecting
media outfits in the past few weeks.
“I would have continued to ignore them, but for the concern of
my well-wishers. Therefore, the public may wish to know as
follows:
“About July 2016, former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Hon.
Justice Innocent Umezulike, in his capacity as the Chief Judge of
Enugu State at the time, together with his lawyer, and Barrister
Tagbo Ike, in connivance with some politicians, broke into the
Probate Registry, Enugu, took away my will, and left behind a
photocopy.
“They copied the properties listed in the will and added many
imaginary properties and started churning out baseless petitions to
government agencies and officials.
“In their petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, for instance, they claimed, in a demonstration of gross
ignorance, that I was given money by the Federal Government to
develop the South East geopolitical zone, but that I used it to
purchase 32 properties.
“They sent similar petitions to Mr. President, the Vice
President, Senate President, Attorney-General of the Federation,
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission, Code of Conduct Bureau, Director-General of the
Department of State Security, Inspector-General of Police,
Commissioner of Police (Enugu), among others.
“I do not intend to respond, for now, to the smear campaign
related to the 2019 election, which is spearheaded by Okoi
Obono-Obla, using Sahara Reporters. I will speak more on this
subject at the appropriate time.
“For now, let me state that Justice Innocent Umezulike has since
been dismissed from service by the National Judicial Council and is
facing trial in different courts. God is also on top of the matter
in several other ways in the life of Justice Umezulike’s.
“It suffices to add that with what is unfolding now, the current
smear campaign championed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, is helping to
expose those, who acted with Justice Umezulike, to steal my will.
They have been peddling this so-called ‘discovery’ since July
2016.
“Umezulike has also, in several other petitions, attacked myself
and my family. He also, at some point, accused me of killing
several people, which the office of the Inspector-General of Police
investigated; and probably, he will soon face appropriate charges
bordering on false information.
“Let me, therefore, call on all those, who are concerned about
this smear campaign, not to worry. This too shall pass. History
will vindicate the just and the wicked will never go
unpunished”.
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