Enugu state First Lady denies being detained by husband, Gov Chime


Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State on Tuesday night denied subjecting his
wife, Mrs. Clara Chime, to house arrest and has vowed to protect her from being
exposed to ridicule. Chime made this denial in the presence of some journalists, his
wife and her elder brother, Mr. Tony Igwe.
Also present 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.
At the interview session, the governor’s wife denied sending any petition to the
National Human Rights Commission alleging unlawful detention by her husband.
She also denied hiring the services of Mr. Femi Falana to seek her freedom from an
alleged house arrest at the Governor’s Lodge, Enugu. Continue
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.