“I was illegally removed by the Appeal Court.” OZB.
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Hon Ugonna Ozurigbo popularly known as OZB by friends and political associates has called on the relevant authorities in the country to help build and develop democracy in Nigeria. OZB made the call during a special social visit he paid at Verse 1 entertainment hub in Umuaka Njaba LGA Imo State. The honourable member who represented Njaba, Isu, Nwangele and Nkwerre Federal Constituency in the last democratic dispensation was answering questions from the local affairs correspondents of Umuaka Times in an exclusive interview.
OZB disclosed that it was the first time he has visited the entertainment hub and he further went on to disclose that he had held talks with Hon Obinna Orgazi (Brainbox), the CEO of Verse 1 on how he can improve more on the business.
On democracy in Nigeria, OZB showed some dissatisfaction over the present state of things and called for improvements both on the electoral dynamics and the judiciary. “What will I do? We will be expecting a better tomorrow,” he told Umuaka Times.
On how his political journey temporarily came to an abrupt end, the high profile politician told Umuaka Times that the Appeal Court robbed him of his electoral victory using a legal dictum that is not known to Nigerian electoral laws. Hear him: “The Appeal Court removed me from the House of Reps over a pre-electoral matter. Something the Supreme Court had already decided. It was a pure victimization.”
On the political future of the nation, the honourable appealed to Nigerians to be patient as things would improve as democracy is a learning process. He displayed deep optimism that one day, a member of OZB Group will be a governor, senator and more in the state. According to him the OZB political group which he is a member of, has more than 5000 members across Imo State.
He described the government of Hope Uzodimma of doing her best but concluded that they need improvements in many areas.
During the visit, honourable Louis Duru, a former commissioner in the state who was present at the event extolled the virtues on OZB. He further expressed dissatisfaction over the judicial outcome of the OZB case and wondered what the younger generations and law students across universities in the country will understand from such judicial pronouncements.
