The attention of Rt. Hon. Barr. Kennedy Ibeh having been drawn to a very callous and highly irresponsible article published by Frank Nwete at the behest of his paymasters, we have been directed by The Former Speaker and incumbent Member for Obowo State Constituency to write as follows;
1. Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh’s least interest is to be in the Leadership of the 10th House. Infact, he is more committed to his businesses than to politics now even though as is usual with him he is bent on justifying the mandate Obowo people gave him to represent the Constituency for a record third time.
2. That he is sad some desperate characters are wasting their time linking him to any publication in Trumpeta newspaper or any other newspaper which is focused on the politics cum activities of the 10th Assembly. Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh’s posture in the 10th Assembly is one of an ‘Elder’ and rightly, the conscience of the Imo Legislature having the record of the first third term member of the Imo Legislative arm.
3. Once a Speaker always a Speaker. Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh is already among the few who will have the opportunity to preside over Imo State Legislature as Speaker and for this he is already eternally grateful to His Excellency Sen. Hope Uzodimma under who’s administration this happened and also to his colleagues of the 9th House. His tenure as Speaker was very eventful and earned constitutional marks that other Legislative Houses in Nigeria copied. Very remarkable was how Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh quickly became an outstanding Member in the Conference if Speakers of Nigeria within the 10 months stay as Speaker. Till today, some of his colleague Speakers who are now Governors, Senators and Federal House Members still make him welcome. One will wonder what else the former Speaker should be worried about and desperate over Speaker or no Speaker.
4. Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh wishes that those desperate to hold unto offices in the House will look away from him because he is indeed the least of any ones threat. He holds that the current Speaker Olemgbe is his brother from Ihitte Uboma who is doing his best to cope with his deliverables and can only get good advice and support from him as a brother and predecessor nothing less.
5. It is common knowledge that our dear Governor Sen. Hope Uzodimma suffered a lot in the hands of blackmailers, falsehood peddlers, lions in sheep clothing’s and callous characters parading as friends and well-wishers whereas in fact they are the ones doing terrible things that negatively affect the image of his Government. They may just let him breathe and allow him relate with Imo people with objective parameters in this his concluding tenure.
6. Finally, Rt. Hon. Barr. Kennedy Ibeh wishes to seize this medium to express his loyalty to The Speaker of the House of Assembly Rt. Hon Chike Olemgbe and to all 10th Assembly Members but to clearly state that he is not interested in discussing anything about the politics of the 10th Assembly with any Member. Therefore the Leadership may have to look elsewhere if they feel threatened.
7. Glory to God.
NKENKENYI MEDIA
28/1/2024