APC ENUGU STATE CONGRESS: Nnamani, Chime, VON DG Escape Attack As Foreign Minister Disrupts With Thugs

Notable bigwigs of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, narrowly escaped death on Saturday as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, stormed the venue of the party’s state congress in Enugu State with thugs.

Those who cheated death include former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, immediate past governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, and the National Vice Chairman of APC, South-East, Emma Eneukwu.

Others are former Commissioner in Enugu State, Hon. Joe Mammel and the State Chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye.

All the dignitaries were already seated at the Indoor Sports Hall of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu, venue of the Congress while the delegates were being called in when the Minister, in the company of Senior Special assistant to the President on Justice Reforms, Juliet Ibekaku, stormed the venue at about 2pm.

The thugs, who chanted praises for the Minister, chased away the delegates to APC Enugu State Congress.

The Minister had Friday night at the party secretariat in Enugu, expressed his frustration with the Congress process, which entrusted the party executive with waiver and subsequently an undue advantage.

Onyeama said the development made him to report to President Buhari who kept mute and that being the case he resorted to self-help.

Even with the presence of the Commissioner of Police, Danmallam Mohammed, the thugs overpowered the policemen at the entrance and moved into the Indoor Sports Hall, with the Minister and Ibekaku walking majestically in their midst.

On sighting the dignitaries at the high table, the thugs went haywire, and scattered all the seats already arranged for the delegates, local government by local government.

The rampaging thugs further pounced on members of the congress committee from the APC National Secretariat and beat them up.

As the rampaging thugs moved towards the high table, security operatives quickly whisked the dignitaries away to save them from harm.

With the dignitaries, the accredited delegates out of the way, the Minister and his group took control of the venue.