The Abia Youths Coalition Movement has called for the sack of the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, accusing her of working against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group’s President, Mr. Chibuzor Agbara, said the minister was fighting leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State, and was bent on destroying the party.
The youths accused Onyejeocha of sponsoring other political parties against Kalu, and urged President Bola Tinubu to sack her from the cabinet.
They also condemned a recent press conference in Abuja which they said was designed to attack Kalu, and vowed their continued support for the deputy speaker.
The statement read in part: “Hon. Nkeiruka is a desperate politician and meddlesome interloper who has tried all she could to stop Barr. Benjamin Kalu at the Tribunal and Appeal Court but didn’t work out for her because she is fighting an anointed leader.
“The problem APC has in Abia state is being engineered by this desperate Nkeiruka. She has been fighting the leaders and stakeholders of APC in the state. She has been sponsoring other political parties Like AA, PDP etc against the deputy speaker which never worked out for her.
“We call on the Abia APC to rise before Nkeiruka will destroy their party and also call on President Tinubu to sack her as a minister since she is not contented with what was given to her.”
The group also said that Kalu was officially elected by his constituents in the February general election, and that his constituents are happy to have him and will be ready to vote for him again.
