A former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has cried out that nhis political opponents in Imo state are using his name to attack the person of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi
Ihedioha, who raised that alarm in a statement he issued Tuesday, refuted a claim that he called the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, a crafty man who cannot win the 2023 presidential election.
According to the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, the report did not emanate from him, even added that it is the handiwork of purveyors who are trying to dent his image.
Ihedioha stated in a press release ‘RE – 2023: Igbos Should Wait Till 2031, Peter Obi is Crafty: Fake News: Please Disregard’ which was signed by his media aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu on Tuesday, that he did not grant any interview in Abuja or elsewhere to verbally attack Obi.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to fake news, with the above caption, circulated on some social media platforms.
“This is one of the many orchestrated efforts by political opponents of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON and their collaborators who are afraid of squaring up against him in the coming elections.
“It is noteworthy that, His Excellency did not grant any interview in Abuja or elsewhere as claimed.
“His Excellency is known to acquit himself in the most civil, decent and respectful manner and therefore could not have employed such uncouth words.
“We are aware that the purveyors of these unfounded reports are unrelenting in their desperation to impugn His Excellency’s integrity and reputation.
“The public, therefore, is alerted and indeed advised to kindly ignore and disregard the fake news.”
