The
continued detention of oil tycoon and billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah might
result in the sack of over 5,000 workers heaping more suffering on
affected families.
Oil tycoon and billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah
More protests have continued to greet the continued incarceration
of the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who
has been in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS)
since May 6.
The protesting group this time around was members of the Nnewi
Sports Club, who insisted that the DSS refusal to release Ubah even at
instance of a competent court judgment was a threat to democracy, and a
breach of his fundamental human right as enshrined in the 1999
constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria (as amended).
According to them, since what the capital oil boss was accused of
is a bailable offence, the body should release him as ordered by Lagos
High Court presided over by Justice Idris, and proceed for negotiation,
or rather charge him to court.
Led by its President and Secretary General, Engr. Nwabueze Udezue
and Mr. Anthony Nduka, respectively, they marched to the Nnewi Police
Area Command, the Central Police Station, Nnewi, the Otolo Police
Station, and to palace of the traditional ruler of the community, HRH
Igwe Kenneth Orizu III, singing freedom songs as they carried placards
of different inscriptions.
Addressing newsmen, the President, Nwabueze Udezue appealed to the
federal government to consider the fate of the numerous workers employed
by Ubah and his other contributions to economic growth, and set him
free to keep on with his good job.
“Our fear is that the continued detention of CEO of Capital Oil
and Gas Industries Ltd, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, without trial, will
not only lead to the sack of over 5,000 workers directly and indirectly
engaged by his companies but will also send frightening signals to
investors in Nigeria.
“We believe that no serious foreign investor will like to invest in a country with history of detention without trial.
“We condemn a situation where people are detained and refused
bail, even at the instance of a recognized court of competent
jurisdiction.
“The refusal of DSS to respect court order is unconstitutional and picks holes at the very foundation of our legal system”, he added.
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