Lawmaker backs killing of miscreants

BY Jude Atupulazi

February 3, 2011 12:38AM
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The member representing Anambra West in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mike Ofor has warned that anybody caught harassing contractors in the local government will be dealt with. Mr Offor said this yesterday at Aguleri, a community in Anambra West local council while meeting with traditional rulers from the area. He said he will support the killing of any member of his constituency who hinders the work of contractors handling road construction in the area.

Mr Offor was unhappy with some people in the area who he claimed engaged in sending threatening text messages to contractors and making monetary demands rather than commending the governor for bringing development to their domain.

“I’m ashamed and all sons of the local government should be ashamed that after Governor Peter Obi has awarded the Umuezeanam-Nmiata road and persuaded the federal government through countless letters and visits to Abuja that resulted in the award of the Umuezeanam-Kogi road, what some senseless miscreants only did was to disturb the contractors,” Mr Offor said.

“The governor behaves towards our local government as if he was previously from our place before he reincarnated as an Agulu man, by doing for us what nobody has done before. In spite of the heavy development of the area in the form of roads, hospitals, rehabilitation and building of schools, among others, he remains the only governor since Anambra State was created to have visited the area not once, by countless times. Is disturbing contractors the way to repay him for his goodness to us,” he asked.

The Anglican Bishop of Mbamili, Henry Okeke, Sylvester Nonso, Igwe of Ifite-Anam and others present at the meeting agreed with Mr Offor and apologised to the governor while promising that the problem will be addressed henceforth. They appealed to parents in the area to caution their children

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the lawmaker is quite barbaric in what he said BUT the people disturbing the contrators demanding money are they mad?if govt decides not to develop that area they would be the first to make noise.