By Marvis Osiobe-Eterigho
The Delta North College of Youths, Ndokwa East Chapter, has accused Comr. Lucky Onyia, the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters to the Delta State Governor, of diverting the sum of ₦2 million ward inauguration fund and is demanding the immediate refund of their Students’ Leader’s share, following explosive accusations of intimidation, misconduct, and diversion, a controversy that has thrown the chapter into crisis.
Comr. Ndubuisi Solomon
The turmoil began after the Students’ Leader, Comr. Emmanuel Chukwuji Ifeanyi, publicly accused Onyia, who serves as Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Political Matters of withholding his financial entitlements, humiliating him during an executive gathering hereby leading him into resignation.
Comr. Lucky Onyia
According to him, the crisis was traceable to March 20th, 2025, during the Ndokwa East inauguration of executives and ward coordinators, where dignitaries, including former Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, made donations.
He added that a total of ₦2 million was specifically earmarked for ward-level activities but remained untouched for months due to political divisions that emerged after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s defection.
Comrade Ifeanyi further stated that after prolonged delays, the outgoing Federated Union of Ndokwa Students (FUNS) Worldwide executives agreed that the money should be shared among those who had been active from the beginning of the struggle, adding that the meeting to finalize the disbursement eventually held on Wednesday, 19th November 2025, at Chadef Hotel, Asaba.
According to him, what followed was a display of intimidation as Onyia revived personal grievances, allegedly tied to Ifeanyi’s refusal to provide a certain woman he earlier demanded.
He claimed that the ₦2 million cash was physically brought into the meeting, but Onyia shared ₦100,000, at the first instance and thereafter ₦20,000, before allegedly leaving with the remaining balance and denying him any of the shares.
“He should account for that money and return my own share, which he deliberately withheld,” Ifeanyi insisted.
He said the humiliation escalated when his rightful entitlement as Students’ leader was withheld, insulted publicly, and left stranded in Asaba with a damaged phone, no transport, and no assistance from executives present.
He also alleged threats to arrest his family, describing it as “the height of intimidation and wickedness.”
“My integrity is worth more than ₦120,000,” he declared. If this matter is not addressed immediately and responsibly, we will be meeting in the air and in the press. I will not sit quietly and allow anyone destroy my name, dignity, or future.”
In a new twist, Comr. Ndubuisi Solomon, the Youths leader, refuted Onyia’s claim that ₦20,000 had been passed through him to Hon. Bright.
Solomon clarified that he had already given Hon. Bright ₦20,000 out of the ₦50,000 earlier handed to him.
He condemned Onyia’s accusations as “deeply painful and malicious,” urging him to “check his conscience or face the wrath of God.”
As as at press time, Comr. Lucky Onyia and the leadership of the Delta North College of Youths have not responded publicly to the allegations as all efforts to reach out to them were not successful.
