RE: DESPERATE FALSEHOODS AND RECYCLED SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST PROF. AUGUSTINE AKUBUE

 



Statement by ADC Youth Vanguard, Enugu State Chapter


Our attention has been drawn to yet another pedestrian and intellectually hollow publication by a group desperately clutching at irrelevance, in a vain attempt to distort facts and mislead the public. This latest outburst, riddled with half-truths and deliberate mischief, only confirms what discerning observers already know-that a frustrated camp, having failed at the congress, has now resorted to scavenging through the debris of over a decade-old, long-resolved matter in a bid to manufacture controversy.


It is both laughable and deeply unfortunate that individuals who parade themselves as defenders of “integrity” would descend to such depths of pettiness-digging up a settled issue from 2013, which has since been subjected to judicial scrutiny, resolved, and conclusively laid to rest. To attempt to repackage a matter that was not only clarified but also extinguished through due legal process, as though it were a fresh indictment, is nothing short of intellectual dishonesty.


The timing of this publication betrays its true motive. It is a calculated act of desperation, triggered by the imminent inauguration of a duly elected leadership. Having failed to secure legitimacy through democratic means, this group now seeks refuge in propaganda, hoping that repetition of falsehood might substitute for credibility. It will not.


More curious, however, is the glaring contradiction in their narrative. For those who claim to be the “authentic” leadership, why the obsession with maligning another? If indeed they possess legitimacy, why descend into the gutter of character assassination? The answer is obvious: legitimacy cannot be proclaimed; it must be earned-and they have none.


Their attempt to impugn the character of Prof. Augustine Akubue-a man of established intellectual pedigree and global professional standing-is as futile as it is absurd. Here is an individual whose career spans decades of distinguished service, including over two decades in international institutions, yet his detractors believe that the public can be swayed by a recycled, discredited narrative already dismissed by the courts. Such an assumption is not only insulting to public intelligence but also exposes the shallowness of their own reasoning.


What is on display here is not a contest of ideas or vision, but a crude exhibition of envy, bitterness, and political immaturity. It underscores a group that has chosen noise over substance, fabrication over facts, and desperation over dignity.


We state unequivocally: the people of Enugu State are far too discerning to be misled by such tired tactics. No amount of distortion can override documented truth. No volume of propaganda can erase judicial conclusions. And no degree of pettiness can diminish earned credibility.


We therefore condemn in the strongest terms this orchestrated smear campaign and call on its sponsors to desist from further acts of reputational sabotage. The future of ADC in Enugu State cannot-and will not be built on falsehood, division, and retrogressive politics.


The path forward remains clear: respect for due process, fidelity to democratic outcomes, and a collective commitment to building a credible, united party.


Anything short of this is not opposition, it is self sabotage.


Signed:

Rotr. Valentine Chima Eze 

ADC Vanguard

Enugu State Chapter

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