Apex-Igbo group, Coalition Of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has called on the police and other security agencies to immediately arrest and prosecute those who have perfected plans to circulate fake posters of Senator Theodore Ahamefula Orji for 2023 presidency.
In a statement signed by the group President General, Chief Goodluck Egwu Ibem,
COSEYL described the plotters as an “act of wickedness taken too far”.
“we demand for immediate action against those misfits and charlatans to serve as deterrent to others,” parts of the statement reads.
“The revered Senator representing Abia central senatorial zone is presently preoccupied with the mandate given to him at the National Assembly and will not allow himself to be distracted by miscreants and mischief makers.
“The purpose this charlatans and misfits came up with this evil plot of producing and circulating the fake posters of Senator T. A. Orji for 2023 presidency is to heat-up the political space ahead of 2023 general elections and also pitch the revered senator against some political gladiators in the country. They want to portray him as a man that is overambitious, but their evil plot is dead-on-arrival.
“The Senator have in different political and non-political fora made it clear that he is retiring from active politics when his tenure ends in 2023. He told the people that he is eternally grateful to God Almighty for helping him serve meritoriously for 35 years as civil servant, Governor of Abia state from 2007 to 2015 , and presently as Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which will end in 2023 . Senator T. A. Orji (Ochendo Global) is a man of his word. He does not swallow his vomits. He is a man of integrity and uprightness.
“He told the people that it will amount to ungratefulness to God after serving in the various capacity and he stillll goes ahead to contest for any other political office after 2023.
“It is a well known fact that Senator T. A. Orji served his people meritoriously and that is why he is loved and cherished by Abians and some disgruntled elements are not happy. It is only a tree with ripe good fruits that attract stones. Those fighting him are only doing so out of jealousy but their antics has failed woefully.
“We advise Abians and Nigerians to disregard the enemies of Nigeria and Abians plotting to circulate the fake posters of Senator T. A. Orji for 2023 presidency.
“Security operatives have been informed of the development and that they will treat anyone involved in this evil plot of misinformation and misrepresentation as a common criminal and enemy of Nigeria.
“We call on parents and guardians to advice their children and wards not to allow themselves to be used by anyone to cause breach of peace or dissemination of false information because ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
