Former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ude Oko Chukwu, has come under fire for publishing the names of people he assisted in securing permanent, pensionable, and political appointments in Abia State.
His former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has threatened to take him to court for allegedly adding the names of some party members to the list without their consent.
Oko Chukwu, who defected from the PDP to the LP last month, listed the people he hired in Abia and federal agencies, the empowerment programs he ran, the road, water, and school projects he attracted, and the vehicles he provided to some Abia traditional rulers through his efforts.
He clarified that he made the decision to make public the names of the individuals and his other accomplishments in order to refute the accusations made by certain politicians that he accomplished nothing in his capacity as deputy governor and lawmaker.
The PDP chapter in Abia State, however, is not happy about the 350 names that were published and has instructed the former Deputy Governor to take immediate action to stop the publication or risk legal action.
The former deputy governor was accused of taking personal responsibility for the appointments in a statement signed by Abraham Amah, the chairman of the Abia PDP, on Tuesday. The statement claimed that this undermined institutional integrity and denigrated due process.
He stated that “if necessary, the party will take appropriate legal and disciplinary measures to defend its members” and urged the former Deputy Governor to issue an immediate apology to those whose names were published without their consent, including some PDP members.
“Jobs in the civil service, judiciary, tertiary institutions, and state agencies are the lawful rights of qualified citizens and are not gifts from politicians,” stated PDP Chairman Abraham Amah.
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