Stop The War, Uzodike urges Soludo, Fr Obimma To End Media War Over insecurity
Chief JoeMartins Uzodike, an elder statesman in Anambra has called for a cessation to the crossfire between the media team of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and Rev. Fr Emmanuel Obimma.
Uzodike, a former commissioner for Information and culture in Anambra made the call while speaking to newsmen in Awka on Friday.
Obimma, a Catholic priest, and director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministries, Uke in Idemili South Local Government Area had taken a hard stand on the insecurity in Anambra
Fr Obimma also known as ‘Ebube Muonso’ has come under heavy media attacks for his outbursts on insecurity in Anambra and calling Soludo to action.
The Priest have been labeled several names including fake prophet, proxy of opposition politicians and asked to drop the cassock and join politics by those who feel that his criticism was not charitable to the governor.
But Uzodike condemned the tirade as unnecessary and demeaning for the exalted position of a governor and the revered man of God.
He said rather than engage in public exchange of words, both parties should put head together with a view of finding solutions to the challenges of the state.
“It is clear that we have problem of insecurity in Anambra, we are not in our best of time but that should not warrant the type of attacks that are coming out from the government circle and ‘Ebube Muonso’.
“I want to blame it on some overzealous supporters or defenders of the governor who may want to show that they are working but Government. Chukwuma has got to call them to order.
“Criticism is part of the polity, it helps any existing to feel the pulse of the people and correct itself, you do not correct one wrong with another wrong.
“Even if you do not like how anybody says anything, take the substance and work on it, we can not bring security by silencing who talked about it or saying there is no insecurity,” he said.
Uzodike said stakeholders’ collaboration was crucial to tackling the challenges of the state.
He commended Soludo for his stride on road infrastructure and urged him to do more for the people of the state in 2025.
