A community leader, Prince Maxwell Nnamani, has again come hard on the Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial Zone, Senator Kelvin Chukwu.
Nnamani had in an open letter, asked Chukwu of the Labour Party to come clean on his rumoured planned defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
He also accused the Senator of poor representation of his constituents.
However, Chukwu, who responded through his media office, failed to directly address the posers raised by the community.
This did not go down well with Nnamani.
In a statement he made available to our correspondent on Thursday, he said the Senator’s media office, instead of addressing the questions raised, attempted “character assassination and textbook gaslighting.”
The outspoken Prince dismissed the team’s response as “rhetorical evasion loaded with political cosmetics and no measurable facts.”
In a detailed rebuttal titled “Facts Over Fables: The People Still Deserve Answers,” Nnamadi responded to what he termed “a desperate media fire drill to manage public perception,” following his initial open letter questioning the Senator’s legislative performance and commitment to the people of Enugu East.
He again raised issues for determination:
“Which bills has Senator Chukwu co-sponsored?
“Who are the 450 youths said to have benefitted from the tech initiative?
“Where is the full list of the 110 employed youths? What projects have been completed since June 2023?”
He dismissed the media team’s response that mentioned one bill and referenced unnamed job beneficiaries as “a half-hearted attempt at evasion.”
“One bill was named. No documentation was provided. No status update. No links to official records. In 2025, that is not information, that is wishful narration,” Nnamani emphasized.
On youth empowerment and employment, he added that “Publishing statistics without names, evidence, or testimonials is like setting up a shop with no goods.
“You say 110 youths have been employed. Where are they? Enugu East is not a ghost town. If 110 families had felt that change, we would not be asking.”
He further challenged the team to allow for third-party verification by publishing verifiable records on public platforms for transparency.
He also refused to buy into the claims that defection to APC is a “strategic alignment,” and maintained that the move reeked of “political opportunism,” not developmental urgency.
“Call it alignment or betrayal. Either way, the people have eyes, and they are not blind. You can’t jump ship and expect applause when the people are still stranded on shore.
The media team had touted the Senator’s plenary attendance as a mark of commitment.
“We are not scoring WAEC. Attendance is not the same as impact. The presence we need is not in chambers alone, it’s in communities. It’s in action, not just sitting and clapping in Abuja.”
Responding to the jab describing him as a “self-crowned prince,” Nnamani defended his right to question elected officials, reminding the team that public service is open to public scrutiny.
“This is not about me. This is about Enugu East. Mocking titles while avoiding questions is a weak deflection. Let’s face the issues.
“I have nothing to gain but everything to lose if silence continues. They may attack me personally, but they cannot silence the hunger of the people for good governance.”
“This is not a Facebook war. This is a civic cry. Until we see names, figures, facts, and tangible progress, all we’re hearing are words — and the people are tired of words,” he further stated.