— warns Opposition to Stop Looking For Issues Between Brothers Where None Exists
Earlier this Sunday morning — October 15, 2023 during a breakfast meeting, the Honorable Member representing Orlu state Constituency at the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Ikenna Ihezue debunked a news report which claimed that honorable member was beaten up by Mr. Chinasa Nwaneri, the Special Adviser on Special Duties to the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma.
According to the newspaper, the supposed incident played out on Wednesday at the Dan Anyanwu Stadium, Owerri during the flag off the All Progressive Congress governorship campaign for the November, 11, 2023 election. It was at the venue the newspaper claimed the Special Adviser to Governor Uzodinma on Special Duties, Chinasa Nwaneri, supposedly beat the member, representing Orlu State constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly Hon Barr Ikenna Ihezuo to stupor.
According to the newspaper, an eyewitness account claimed that the fracas started shortly after the lawmaker and his wife had quietly taken their seat in the area reserved for Very Important Personalities (VIPs) while waiting for the arrival of the Governor, the Vice President and other distinguished personalities, including party chieftains.
According to the newspaper report, Chinasa Nwaneri supposedly approached the lawmaker and ordered him to vacate his seat because it was reserved for VIP.
Hon Ihezuo according to the report, refused to yield arguing that he is also a VIP which the report claimed annoyed Chinasa who pounced on him severally and ordered his hit men to join in brutalizing the lawmaker.
The newspaper claimed that Chinasa Nwaneri, not satisfied with the ill treatment he had given the lawmaker went and co-opted one of former Governor Rochas Okorocha’s thugs, a former Local Government Chairman, who hails from Mbaise, who took Hon Ihezuo out of the VIP area and further dealt mercilessly with him. The worst part of the ugly scenario was that all these happened in the presence of Hon Ihezuo’s wife who was visibly devastated.
The report claimed that Chinasa Nwaneri, was seen boasting that, if the lawmaker proved stubborn, he will tell the leadership of the House of Assembly to suspend him indefinitely.
The report also claimed the lawmaker was beaten to stupor, badly bruised and hospitalized but in a surprising turn of events, the same lawmaker was seen in a picture with Chinasa Nwaneri looking well and healthy.
During a breakfast meeting, the Honorable Member while debunking the report, cautioned opposition elements from looking for issues between brothers where there is none.
