Governor Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State has described the falsely claimed withdrawal of the security details of the person and office of his Deputy, His Excellency, Chief Okechukwu Itanyi, as one other calculated attempt by frustrated and swift-dealing politicians to convey their failure and irrelevances in the Enugu political environment.

Stating firmly that no such action was ever considered, let alone undertaken, by the Government of Enugu State, he dismissed the development as mere media bickering, well-rehearsed pandering to falsehood, disrespect for order and recourse to siege mentality, which failed politicians in the State are known for.

Confirming that the police and other security details due the office and person of the Deputy Governor are fully in place, not being consideration for any form of adjustment and so cannot be in view of any total withdrawal, he advised such politicians to be gallant losers, who pursue peace and orderly transition as currently in the air.

According to Governor Nnamani, "it is only the warped mind of political opportunists that would fail to appreciate the constitutional provision which form the foundation of rights and privileges of the Office of the Deputy," who, he argued, "by the virtue of that office is entitled to effective security details for functionality and promptitude to issues of State as so provided or assigned by the Executive Governor."

Apparently amused, but sympathetic that in this display of laziness at appreciating the Constitution of the Federal Republic by politicians, he further stated, "these disgruntled politicians equally resort to shallow appreciation of the rules of public service, appealing only to sentiment, to seize an opportunity of relevance in any event of mere or routine civil public service postings."

Suggesting that his government would not condescend to trading arguments with those he described as "politicians without mere ward foundation, he said, "the Enugu State Government will continue in its resolute disposition never to join issues with disgruntled politicians, who may have seen in the unfolding political ambitions of individuals, the opportunity to direct blows borne of individual frustrations and irrelevance in the Enugu political environment."

Governor Nnamani said that for a long time, he "very much appreciated the variety of individual political ambitions of citizens, including that of His Excellency, Okechukwu Itanyi," whom he added, had never been deliberately or accidentally discomfited in expressing such personal ambition in the over seven years he operated in the capacity of the Deputy Governor in Enugu State."