“They Gave Me Conditions”: Ngige Uncovers Reason He Was Removed As Anambra Governor
- Senator Chris Ngige, a former governor of Anambra state, has made a stunning revelation concerning his removal from office in 2006
- Ngige, in a trending interview, revealed the conditions he was given and a proposed offer and mentioned that he dodged a bullet
- In a twist, Ngige, a devoted Catholic, stated the major reason he refused to challenge his removal from office
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
A former governor of Anambra state, Senator Chris Ngige, has revealed that his removal from office in 2006 was rooted in his refusal to appoint a prominent political figure and powerbroker in the state, Chris Uba, as deputy governor.
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Senator Ngige, who was minister of labour and employment under the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, also said that he is still a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), even though he said he is on sabbatical.
Ngige spoke while stating the reason behind his decision to employ some persons described as bad boys when he was a governor.
Speaking in an interview in Abuja, Ngige disclosed that he never had regrets about his removal, describing the turn of events as divinely orchestrated.
“I know those who were removing me. They showed their hands. They gave me conditions, and I said I won’t do them,” Ngige said.
The former minister recalled a meeting brokered by the late Senator Ibrahim Mantu, who conveyed the condition directly from the power brokers.
“Mantu came to me and told me the things I was supposed to do. He said somebody sent him. I said, ‘Tell the person I would not do it.’ He came back and said, ‘Let us go and see the person.’ And the person told me the major condition would be that I should make Chris Uba my deputy governor.”
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Why I rejected their offer - Ngige speaks
As reported by Vanguard, Ngige said he rejected the offer on two major grounds.
“First, if I made him deputy governor, he would have immunity and could walk into my office and shoot me. If he shot me, nothing would happen. Stories would be told that my orderly did it by accident. Second, the people of Anambra would revolt against me. That’s the even more important reason because the Anambra people have seen all those people and they didn’t hide themselves. They came and burnt down the state,” he said.
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Shettima shares how Jonathan attempted to remove him as gov
Similarly, Legit.ng reported that at a book launch in Abuja on Thursday, July 10, Vice President Kashim Shettima dropped a bombshell.
In a trending video, Shettima revealed how he was the “most demonised” person under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The vice president also narrated how the then president Jonathan mooted the idea of removing him as Borno state governor but the then Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, and Aminu Tambuwal stopped the idea.
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