Stakeholders in Egbuoma Egwe Ward Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State have condemned in strong term the inflammatory statement credited to Chief Bernard Ufere self acclaimed APC Apex leader of the ward.
According to the report while addressing APC Ward executive and party faithfuls in his Community, Chief Ufere, without mincing words because his son, Arinze Ufere, is contesting Ward Councillor said that he is prepared to slug it out with any one against the will of his family cum community.
” We are calling on those who are contesting with my son to come together for us to resolve the streamline if not we are ready for the election in the open field, if they want to die, we are ready. With gun we will use gun or physical fight” we are ready.
The Stakeholders declared that such statement is on becoming of a Purported Apex leader who supposed to be the father of all irrespective of his personal interest as Imo State Local Government Area election is simply a brotherly affairs and not a do or die one.
When contacted on GSM line, Chief Bernard Ufere, denied all the allegations of using intimidating and inflammatory statement on the opponents of his son Arinze Ufere in the State Local Government Area incoming September 21 Council elections as regards to APC Primary election by using such words to hoodwink the eligible voters.
According to him, Nobody used any inflammatory statement on addressing the party members.
” I know that my son is contesting but it is not a do or die affairs”.
“We are civil and not violent and nobody will think about using violence in ordinary Councillor elections. So it’s just the imagination of the mischief makers using social media to gain cheap black mail and popularity”.