Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo State, has denied disparaging Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
According to some reports (not ANAEDOONLINE), Ihedioha called Obi “crafty” and asked Igbos to wait until 2031 for the presidency.
However, Ihedioha’s media aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu, issued a statement asking the public to disregard the statement, calling it “fake news.”
The statement dated August 8, 2022 was titled, ‘RE – 2023: Igbos Should Wait Till 2031, Peter Obi is Crafty’.
It read, “Our attention has been drawn to another fake news, with the above caption, circulated in 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.
2023: Igbos Should Wait Till 2031, Peter Obi Is Crafty – Ihedioha
“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.”
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