CUPP accuses Wike of plotting Lawmaker Ugochinyere’s arrest

The Coalition of United Political Parties, or CUPP, has expressed alarm over alleged plots by security agencies and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to arrest Hon. Ugochinyere Michael Ikeagwuonu, a lawmaker representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

This was revealed by the Coalition in a statement released Thursday following an Abuja press conference.

Comrade Mark Adebayo, the coalition’s co-spokesman, and CUPP Secretary-General Peter Ameh both called the purported scheme a serious threat to democracy. They called it a “covert plot to discredit, discredit, and silence one of Nigeria’s most outspoken and unassailable opposition figures.”

CUPP further claimed that the pro-Wike group had been preparing fictitious witnesses to give false testimony against Ugochinyere in Abuja for more than six weeks, working with complicit security services.

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In a forcefully worded statement, the Coalition declared, “This is a desperate, low-budget Nollywood production whose purpose has already failed.” “Ikenga’s God-given commitment to speaking truth to power cannot be silenced by intimidation, blackmail, or false allegations,” they said.

In an effort to oppose the purported scheme, the coalition also declared plans for nationwide demonstrations.

But as of the time this article was filed, neither Nigerian security agencies nor Wike’s spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, had addressed the accusations made by CUPP.

According to reports, Ugochinyere has been critical of Wike, especially in relation to his involvement in the current crisis inside the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition party.