EBONYI POLICE ARREST APC ASSEMBLY ASPIRANT, BARR. ROLLINS OVU-UNATA OFFIA NWALI AND BROTHER, ENGR. ALFRED OFFIA NWALI FOR REFUSING TO STEP DOWN FOR AN OPPONENT
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Police in Ebonyi State have arrested two sons of the foremost founding father of Ebonyi state, Late Senator Offia Nwali at the All Progressives Congress primaries venue.
Barr. Rollins Offia Nwali and his brother, Engr. Alfred Offia Nwali, were arrested on Thursday at Onueke in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Mr Rollins Offia Nwali, a Lawyer, was an aspirant in the APC House of Assembly primaries, who contested for the Ezza South State Constituency seat.
The duo were said to have been arrested at the venue of the primaries in Onueke, Headquarters of Ezza local government.
A source told newsmen that Barrister Rollins Nwali was arrested for refusing to step down for his opponent in the election.
“He was called severally from government house to step down but he told them that as the son of one of the founding fathers of the State, the opponent should be the one to step down for him”.
“He had received so many threats over the election but he refused to step down preferring to go to the field.”
“They arrested him because they saw that he was going to win as he has a large following in the constituency”, the source said
The source also alleged that his supporters including some of the delegates were chased out of the election venue.
The elder Brother of the two brothers, Oguzor Offia Nwali confirmed the arrests of his brothers.
Oguzor also alleged that the arrest was instigated by the powers that be, in the state, that allegedly wanted him out of the race to pave way for their preferred aspirant to win.
Oguzor added: “Yes, my two brothers were arrested and we heard they have been taken to the Police Headquarters in Abakaliki”.
The Police spokesperson in the state, Chris Anyanwu could not be reached for comment as his phone lines were switched off as f the time of filing this report.
In the same vein, the APC primaries for gubernatorial aspirants in Ebonyi ended with the emergence of two guber flag-bearers through parallel elections.
The two aspirants that emerged include Gov. Umahi’s anointed candidate, who is also the Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, and former Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Chief Elias Mbam.
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