JUST IN (ABIA): 140M Allegation Against ABHA, Ichita Heads To Court Against Oriaku |DOC. ATTACHED

The Member Representing Aba South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly Hon. Obinna Ichita has sued the Ex- Abia State Commissioner for Finance Mr. Obinna Oriaku for criminal defamation of character, aspersions and malicious publication against his person and his office as a member of the House.

In a letter of an intent to sue written by Ken Nwankwo & Associate, Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court on behalf of Hon. Obinna Ichita who was addressed as" the client" delivered to Mr. Obinna Oriaku. Ken Nwankwo & Associate are among other things demanding that Mr. Obinna Oriaku should retrace and withdraw with immediate effect the malicious publication and unequivocally tender a written apology to Hon. Obinna Ichita for criminal defamation of character.

Ex- Abia State Commissioner for Finance Mr. Obinna Oriaku had few days ago posited that the reason while Abia State is a failed state is because of the structure and foundation upon which institutions in the state are built. The structures according to him can not but results to abysmal performance and failure which we have seen overtime and as evident in all aspects of the state Economy.

Mr. Obinna Oriaku while featuring in an online Zoom program "THE UNCENSORED TRUTH" went on to say " We are in a state where one man runs the whole affairs of the state and dictates all that happens in the state without anyone rising up to question the suitability of his decision and choices for all Abians, the State House of Assembly members are paid in the tune of millions(about N3M each) just to ensure they smoothly pass annual budgets. The Abia House of Assembly also receives N140M as overhead expenditures per month whereas the Enugu House of Assembly receives N36M per month"

Also worthy of note According to him is that " An average House of Assembly member receives about N9M to N10M as take home on monthly basis. This is different from other benefits while the monthly take-home of an average lawmaker in Ebonyi State is roughly N1M." This allegations is viewed by Hon. Obinna Ichita as malicious and an attempt to tarnish his image since he has been a member of several Committees in the House including the Committee responsible for perusing and evaluating the budget among others.

KenNwankwo and Associate representing Hon. Obinna Ichita according to the letter believed Mr. Obinna Oriaku intentionally made those publication even when he knew them to be untrue thereby presenting Hon. Obinna Ichita as a corrupt public office holder with an intent to denigrate and redicule him as well as bring public hatred against him and his office .

Mr. Obinna Oriaku therefore is expected to within the next seven (7) days withdraw the said publication, he is also expected to tender an apology letter via three (3) National Newspapers and henceforth desist from further malicious publication against the House of Assembly. Failure to do so , KenNwankwo and Associate on behalf of Hon. Obinna Ichita will initiate a libel suit against him claiming damages to the tune of #900,000,000 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) .

When AFNEWS reached Mr. Obinna Oriaku, he stated that his lawyers will respond to Honorable Obinna Ichita once they are served the papers.