Alleged House Arrest: Enugu Governor’s Wife denies Hiring Falana
Busolami Idowu
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has denied an allegation that he is subjecting his wife, Mrs. Clara Chime, to house arrest.
Chime made this denial in the presence of some journalists, his wife and her elder brother, Mr. Tony Igwe. The Governor also 
vowed to protect her from being exposed to ridicule.
At an interactive session organised by Chime with media men session, the governor’s wife denied sending any petition to the National Human Rights Commission alleging unlawful detention by her husband.
Present at the session were the governor’s siblings, Mrs. May Oji and Dr. Jide Chime, as well as Mrs. Chime’s neuro-psychiatric doctor, Dr. Aham Agumuo, among a few others.
Mrs Chime denied hiring the services of Mr. Femi Falana to seek her freedom from an alleged house arrest at the Governor’s Lodge, Enugu.
Falana had claimed in his letter to media houses and the Inspector-General of Police that he was engaged by the governor’s wife to seek her freedom from alleged house arrest.
The state governor, however, stated that it was “so disturbing” for him to speak out publicly about his wife’s health challenges.
He vowed to do all within his power, no matter the personal pains, to protect her from ridicule.
“Well, my wife has some medical challenges and it would be very unkind for me to talk about her condition on the pages of newspapers.
“I have done everything to protect her integrity and I’m not now going to expose her to ridicule because some people want to exploit her situation to drag me into a needless war of words,” Chime said.