The people of Egede, in Udi local Government Area of Enugu State on Saturday, 19th January 2019 rejected the Deputy Senate President Of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu over what they termed “Insult on their common sense”
The melodrama started when Senator Ekweremadu came with his campaign team to campaign for the Governor, Himself and the House of Representative Candidate and also to commission a project which according to the residents of the community he had commissioned in 2014.
The angry community youths in their protest said they can no longer tolerate this ‘insult’ to their sensibilities by the politicians in their area they elected to represent them.
Chijioke, an indigene of the community who could not hide his anger, berated the DSP Ekweremadu for trying to use them for one of his political gimmicks not minding how they will feel.
“This so called project was commissioned by the same person that came here today in 2014, the substandard borehole worked for only 2days after the elaborate commissioning 5 years ago.
“Over a week ago, they repainted it, and like a dream he is here again for commissioning of the same moribund project, this is a big insult and we’ll not tolerate this to happen”, he said.
“We are not fools, no no no no no, we are not fools…”, shouted a young man who identified himself as Ikenna who joined the other youths of the community to in resisting the attempt by the Deputy Senate President to enter their community.
A lady who pledged anonymity, said she’s happy with what happened today as people are becoming aware and are beginning to stand up in total rejection of fraudulent projects, barefaced lies and propaganda.
The angry community members were seen carrying placards which they used in describing how they feel.
Some of the placards reads, “What happened to our constituency funds for 16 years”, “Ekweremadu we are not fools”, “Say No to Eze Pharaoh”, amongst others.
It took the intervention of the security officers attached to the number four citizen that started shooting to disperse the angry youths that barricaded the convoy of the Deputy Senate President
This ugly development lays credence to the postulation by political pundits that Enugu State will spring surprises in the coming election as the political fortunes of the ruling PDP in the state seems to be taking a geometric nosedive as the opposition gains new grounds in the state.
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