The Imo State government is allegedly planning to frame the coalition's spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, according to rumours that have alarmed the Coalition of United Political Parties.
The group, which claimed Governor Hope Uzodinma was responsible for the scheme to frame him, pledged to petition embassies overseas to bar him from entering the nation.
The organisation has a "audio recording of how Imo governor and his assistant, Chinasa Nwaneri, threatened to frame Ikenga Ugochinyere for arson, murder, and rape and then unjustly imprison him," according to a statement made public by CUPP Chairman Steering Committee member Peter Ameh.
The assertion was unfounded, according to Uzodinma's chief press secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu.
According to Nwachukwu, the protagonists' hallucinations were brought on by waking up from a deep sleep.
The governor allegedly lost his cool after the opposition alliance exposed his involvement in a plot to rig and undermine the general elections in Imo and 14 other states in 2023, according to the CUPP.
Ameh has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari and the security agencies to stop the governor from carrying out his threat.
He promised that the CUPP will speak with foreign embassies and ask them to refuse access to Uzodinma and his allies.
The statement reads, “Since we uncovered a plot by some politicians to stop INEC use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation system and tampering of the voter register, Imo Government has been threatening to harm our Spokesperson, Ugochinyere and PDP Ideato North-South house of Representatives candidate.
“Their plot to kill Ugochinyere will be their greatest undoing as they have met a man that will never stop until they are exposed.
“In our audio recording, you can hear the governor’s aide proudly and shamelessly saying he will arrest and harm Ugochinyere if he enters Imo. As our spokesperson enters Imo today, they should stay (sic) clear of his path. Anything done otherwise won’t be tolerated by the opposition.”