ON THE RUDE AND BIZZARE CONDUCT
OF GOVERNOR CHRIS N. NGIGE
DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.
December
27, 2003--- Following the failure of the Anambra State
governor Dr. Christ N. Ngige to honor his commitment to attend
meetings and reception he had requested us to organize for
him in New York on November 2, 2003; and, following his recent
slanderous attacks on our respectable organizations, we wish
to make the following statements for clarity and record purpose:
Governor Ngige
requested our organization to organize events for him in New
York to meet with the New York business and political leaders
to seek investment in Anambra State in Nigeria.
We
hired a management consultant, rented a hall at the elegant
Marriott Marquis, which is in the strategic heart of New York
City, and meticulously organized elaborate and decent reception
for the governor. We printed and distributed invitations, did
publicity, invited the press and prepared a plaque to honor
the governor. We also contacted/requested the New York/New
Jersey Authority to arrange a memorial for the Governor to
lay wreathes at the site of the former World Trade Center in
solidarity with the American people. We kept the governor’s
office abreast of every arrangements and developments, and got
approval. We incurred tremendous expenses.
However, upon getting
to New York, the governor in a very rude way cancelled his mutually
agreed and scheduled appearance.
By these conducts,
the governor disappointed our organizations, the New York/New
Jersey Authority, the victims of September 11, the press and
the American public.
We had sent three
letters to the governor expressing our outrage and seeking refund
for the expenses he had caused us to incur, but got no reply.
Our telephone calls were not returned, either.
We were also shocked
to read from the Nigeria newspapers that the governor has unleashed
attacks on our organizations, calling us slanderous names, and
challenging us to go to court. That, notwithstanding, we remain
focused on recovering our expenses from the governor at the moment,
and we will deal with other matters at the appropriate moment,
through appropriate channels.
The reason we do
not go into attack is not because there was nothing untoward
about the conducts of governor Ngige, his government and the
company he kept in the U. S. during his visit. However, we did
not want to be forced to descend to their level of names calling.
We want to remain focused and pursue our organizational matters
in civilized and decent manners. We will stick to the issues.
We
have since learned some of the chilling factors responsible
for the governor’s
rude and bizarre behaviors.
The governor abruptly
cancelled his scheduled appearance on getting to New York due
to pressure from the associates of human trafficking syndicates,
anti-American sleeper cell, and other hardcore criminal syndicates
in the United States, some of who are his relatives.
These syndicates
are opposed to the work of our partner organization Africans
In America, Inc. that provides social support services
to end the abusive treatment of the victims of human trafficking
in the United States.
1).
Major disagreement with the associates/syndicates started in
New York City in the 1990s during the formation of Nnobi Association,
Inc. The objectives of the association include promoting the
welfare of Nnobi natives residing in the New York/New Jersey
area. During the period, a 13 years old girl from Nnobi – a
victim of child trafficking was raped and impregnated by a
medical doctor who held her captive. The Chairman of Nnobi
Association who is also a medical doctor refused to listen
to pleas of few members to come to the aide of the little girl
(13 years old) claiming that she was not a member of the association.
Instead, the Chairman turned the meeting of the association
into explicit sexual gossip session. In the process, the very
gossip phenomena he encouraged and facilitated stung him. He
left the association in anger. Due to absence of adequate community
assistance, the girl was placed in the New York City foster
care system and she is stranded till this day. This Chairman
is a relative of governor Ngige.
2).
We had another collision with this same syndicate in 1998 – 2000. One
of their associates held another girl victim of child trafficking
in captivity for 9 years starting at age of 13 and terribly abused
her in New York City. The syndicates had for long time provided
support and cover for the child trafficking perpetrators when
the U. S. Authorities attempted to investigate cases of the child
abuse in the past. In 1998, the victim was severely assaulted
during what appeared to be an attempt to murder her. Again, the
syndicate/associate including governor Ngige’s relatives
came to the aid of the human trafficking perpetrators and gave
no support to the helpless victim. We took up the matter and
came to the aid of the victim at this time. The syndicate unleashed
falsified blackmail against us. The case was thoroughly investigated
by the United States Federal authorities, tried in the United
States Federal Court of the Southern District in New York. The
slave masters/madams were convicted. The two-convicted slave
master/madam are associates of the former chairman of Nnobi Association,
who is a relative of governor Ngige.
The syndicates
and their associates had been attacking threatening, and blackmailing
us both in the United States and in Nigeria. They had plotted
assassination of our official during visit to Nigeria. They learnt
that our organizations were hosting the governor in New York,
and plotted to sabotage it. The same relative organized a dinner
for him at the same time our event was scheduled to take place,
and they convinced the governor to cancel and disregard all events
we organized for him.
We were shocked
that the governor Ngige agreed to impolitely cancel his requested,
scheduled, and confirmed appearance at the events in order to
dine and wine with the crime syndicates. It is surprising that
the governor will allow his government to be used to fight human
right organizations.
If
governor Ngige is serious about attracting the American and
other western investments in Anambra State as he requested
from us, 1). He would have honored the reception organized
for him to market Anambra to the American people. 2). He would
have honored the memorial organized for him by the New York/New
Jersey Authority to lay wreathes at the site of the former
World Trade Center in solidarity with the American people.
3). Visiting the abused and stranded victims of children trafficking
plugged from their poor parents in Africa would have shown
the governor as a sympathetic human being, a different corps
of African leadership. The American press would have covered
these events widely and this would have marketed Anambra State
in very positive ways. Rather, the governor chose shopping
for suits at Sachs on 5th Avenue in Manhattan accompanied by
a low-life society woman with hardcore criminal history in
the U.S. who we identify at the moment as “lady ngooor”.
The medium price for a pair of suit at the store is $2,500.00
- $5,000.00.
Our investigation
further shows that this low-life woman may have scared the governor
about making the appearance fearing that the American press we
had invited may ask him embarrassing questions that would expose
his apparent fraudulent election and government. The society
lady (a low-level hotel worker) reportedly has expertise at mischief,
money laundering and other crimes. She practically highjacked
the governor right from the airport for her selfish schemes and
deals. The interest of Anambra indigenes at home and abroad has
absolutely no meaning to her.
We will not allow
our energy to be diverted from the very important mandate of
our organizations, which are:
· Ending
the abuse of survivors of human trafficking, especially, economically
disadvantaged women and girl (children) from African living in
the United States.
· Providing social services, self-empowerment and community awareness
to the underserved and economically disadvantaged African communities in the
New York metropolitan area.
· Assisting the U. S. government to pursue the trafficking and abusers
of victims of children trafficking, regardless of their status in the society.
· Extending these services to the rural (villages) and urban communities
in African, including Anambra State of Nigeria where bad leadership and corruption
is devastating the lives of poor families, especially, women and children.
Human rights, anti-corruption,
social, and economic justice, ending exploitation of people,
facilitation of economic, educational and social development
of the rural (villages) and urban communities in African and
in the Diaspora are the core objectives of Freedom and
Justice International, Inc.
Governor Ngige
must learn that inasmuch as the human trafficking syndicates
and their associates (including his relatives in New Jersey and
the society lady in New York) detest our programmatic services
to end the abusive treatment of the victims, the United States
authorities, institutions, the public, and most importantly,
the victims and their families appreciate the work we do.
Governor Ngige
must also learn quickly how to separate family/personal business
from government business. This is elementary lesson in civics
the governor ought to know.
The conduct
of governor Ngige presents gross insensitivity to the maltreatment
of victims of children trafficking. It also shows the collusion
of African government officials, which makes enforcement, and
eradication of the scourge very difficult.
Governor Chris
Ngige who we had supported in very significant ways after his
kidnapping lured us to spend our meager funds to organize events
for him, only to cancel all of them in order to dine and wine
with the very syndicates that oppose our work. This, we find
tasteless, reprehensible and outrageous.
In reference
to the governor's denial of any knowledge of engagements with
our organizations, see below the letters he sent to us requesting
us to organize meeting with New York business and political leaders.
