Anthony Iwuoma
Governor Hope Uzodinma of has debunked a statement he purportedly issued, claiming that the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Abba Kyari, made him governor.
Some online reports had said Governor Uzodinma promised, in his condolence message to President Buhari, that he would immortalise the late Abba Kyari because he made him governor of Imo State.
However, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachuku, denied that the late Abba Kyari made Uzodinma governor.
The statement read, “Since last weekend that Kyari passed on, the same persons have been issuing press statements, forging the logo of the government and the name of Mr. Nwachuku with the intent to deceive Imolites in particular and the public in general into believing their propaganda and fake news to be real.
“In one of such fake statements they issued and also circulated on social media, they mischievously credited Governor Uzodimma to have said he would immortalise Kyari for ‘making him Governor’.
“How would any person believe the complete trash that Governor Uzodimma will in a condolence letter say that the late Chief of Staff to the President made him governor of Imo State?
“It was their desperation to deepen the propaganda and criminal intents that drove them to the latest fake news of purported renaming of Imo State University after Kyari, something that only exists in the imagination of their tiny brain’s imagination.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let it be known that the two statements in reference were not issued by the office of the CPS/Media Adviser.
“We also advise the reading public to take fake news seriously and make conscious efforts to identify the promoters and ensure that they join others who stand against fake news globally to make their trade unattractive.”
There were also reports online that Governor Uzodinma had purposes to rename Imo State University to Abba Kyari University in memory of the late Chief of Staff.
The state government also denied the reports as fake and attributed it to mischief makers.
