Governor
Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, on Wednesday described as unfounded and malicious
the allegation that he called for the hanging of the Director of Radio Biafra,
Nnamdi Kanu.
Okorocha
in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, said the
report published in the social media was a mere attempt to malign his image
ahead of the 2019 general election. The statement reads: “The attention of the
Imo State Government has once again been drawn to another fictitious allegation
in the social media claiming that the state Governor had called for the hanging
of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB).
“Governor
Okorocha does not know Nnamdi Kanu. He reads about him on the pages of
newspapers like every other Igbo man or Nigerian. Whether he lives or dies,
does not have any value to add to Governor Okorocha’s life including his
politics. So one begins to wonder why Governor Okorocha should call for his
hanging. Continue...
“If
he dies, will Okorocha become Director of Radio Biafra or IPOB leader? You ask
again, whether one million Nnamdi Kanu could constitute any threat to Okorocha
in anyway. The answer is obviously No. Then what is Okorocha’s interest in
Kanu’s death or life that he would call for his hanging.
“The
elements behind this latest moonlight tale also claimed that the Imo Governor
had made the call on January 15, 2016 in a meeting with what they called Igbo
Elders’ Forum.
“They
did not mention the venue of the said meeting or those at the meeting.
Incidentally, the same January 15, 2016 (Friday) was the day the Governor
travelled out of the country for a brief vacation.”
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