By Simdi Gloria;-
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, former Senate President was on Sunday, whisked away in Ulunya, Ovoko, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, when some suspected thugs invaded a football pitch where he kicked-off a match.
It was gathered by Vanguard that thugs who were not comfortable with the football tournament sponsored by Ike Oha Foundation, owned by Ekweremadu, pulled down the goal posts and allegedly chased the lawmaker and his entourage out of the match venue.
It was alleged by some youths who spoke to vanguard that the thugs were hired by Pat. Asadu, the member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the House of the Representatives.
It was further alleged by the youths that Asadu was earlier approached to sponsor the tournament but he declined which made them seek Ekweremadu assistance.
Asadu when contacted denied any involvement in the incident.
He said: ” At my level, there is hardly anything that would happen in Ovoko and the people won’t call my name. I didn’t know that Ekweremadu was coming to my country home. I only read that on social media. How he came and where he went are his personal businesses which he has a right to embark on.
“Anyone alleging that I hired some boys who pulled down the goal posts where he was to kick-off the football match should provide evidence linking me to the incident.
“What I noticed was that there was a football tournament which the vigilante group said they should not play because they noticed the politics and the misgivings involved.
“For the 24 years that the tournament held, this is the first time that the football association is inviting someone from Aninri or Orba or any community outside Ovoko to sponsor it. Therefore, some people were not comfortable with the arrangement and they went to court to obtain an order to stop it.”
Ekweremadu thanked the youths for hot giving into violence and also noted that his mission of bringing good governance to the people of the state will not be distracted.
He said he would equally continue to support Ovoko Football Association in order to discover talented footballers from the community and also pledged to execute some development projects in Enugu North Senatorial District.
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