BY CHINENYEH OZOR

NSUKKA—Members of the South-East Youth Consultative Forum, SEYCOF, have asked the House of Representatives to stop alleged witch-hunting of ministers from the zone.

They said that members of the House of Representatives had been carrying out a well orchestrated campaign against ministers from the South-East, saying that this must stop.
Their call is coming at a time President Goodluck Jonathan equally accused the lawmakers of politicizing their activities.

A communique at the end of  SEYCOF meeting and signed by its National Coordinator and Publicity Secretary, Dr. B.N Ogini and Nnamdi Anigbo, respectively read,  “the attention of the South-East Youth Consultative Forum has been drawn to the campaign of calumny against the Petroleum Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison- Madueke by the members of the House of Representatives and some misguided members of the public for the wrong reason.

“Our observation shows that ever since her appointment, some anti-Igbo elements have not rested. In order to achieve their personal and selfish reasons, the person and office of the minister have always been under attack.
“As a result, we are being forced to ask the Representatives why ministers of South-East extraction have remained their only object of probe.

“The House of Representaives carried out similar attack on former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah; now Diezani has become their target, and we do not know the next victim of this cleansing exercise.
“The House should concentrate on how to make good laws for the country instead of spending quality time summoning ministers under selfish motives.