The member representing Ikwuano/ Umuahia Federal Constituency within the Nationwide Meeting, Obi Aguocha, has denied allegations that he bought truckloads of rice donated through President Bola Tinubu to his constituents following the elimination of gas subsidy.
The allegation was once levelled towards the lawmaker through a former Commissioner for Native Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs in Abia State, Charles Ogbonna.
Ogbonna, a chieftain of the All Modern Congress, APC, had right through a contemporary public tournament, alleged that trailers of rice donated to the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency had been bought through Aguocha.
“Hon. Obi Aguocha bought the trailers of rice President Tinubu donated to the folks of Ikwuano/ Umuahia to cushion the impact of the subsidy elimination; let him take me to courtroom if he says I lied towards him,” Ogbonna stated.
Reacting to the allegation in a remark he in my opinion signed, Aguocha stated: “I state categorically, with out equivocation, that those allegations are totally false, malicious, and a calculated fabrication. At no level was once any truckload of federal palliatives or constituency rice diverted, transformed, or bought through me or someone performing below my route.
“Each and every meals reduction pieces budgeted and as contained within the Appropriation Act allotted to my federal constituency was once dispensed transparently and without delay to the nice folks of Ikwuano, Umuahia North and Umuahia South Federal Constituency thru established, verifiable community-based channels.”
Aguocha who alleged that Ogbonna was once waging a political battle towards him, stated his downside with the previous commissioner began after he steered him to prevent attacking Governor Alex Otti.
He vowed to institute a lawsuit towards Ogbonna to hunt redress, including his felony workforce is at the moment compiling “virtual proof” to report a defamation swimsuit.