The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has reacted to the allegation by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) that he was heavily involved in the re-arrest of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
In a statement by his media office on Saturday, Ngige Stressed that he does not have the time to involve himself with security and diplomatic matters while warning the secessionist group to desist from forthwith from such ‘heavy’ claims.
The Minister also described the attempt by IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, to link him with Kanu’s re-arrest as deceitful, mischievous, malicious, and wicked.
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‘Ngige is occupied, involved and engrossed with his duties as the Labour and Employment Minister, member of Federal Cabinet Committee for Economic Recovery and member of the Economic Sustainability Committee constituted by President Muhammadu Buhari, which is headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, with the mandate to tackle the challenges and fallouts of COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era.
“It is, therefore, unthinkable that somebody with grey matter in his brain, except if he is hallucinating like the IPOB spokesman, could accuse a very busy Minister like Senator Ngige of being part of a ‘conspiracy’ for the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu,’ the statement read in part.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Powerful had in his statement, listed those that would be made to pay for their ‘satanic role’ in Kanu’s re-arrest.
Apart from Ngige, he named Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano and Igbo businessman, Emeka Offor.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK