The Imo State government has dismissed as fake ,malicious, and unfounded posters of the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma purporting him to be running for the office of Vice president in 2027.
Describing the circulation of the posters in social media alongside the APC national chairman, Alhaji Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, as the handiwork of mischief makers, the government declared that there was no truth whatsoever in the speculation.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba, the government disclosed that at no time had the governor contemplated running for such an office.
According to Emelumba, everyone in Nigeria is quite aware that Uzodimma is one of the fiercest supporters of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and has canvassed national support for him to succeed in his assignment.
” It is both laughable and preposterous. Apart from the governor being engrossed in discharging his second term mandate, he has also been supporting Mr President, so where does this malicious misinformation spring from?”, he asked.
He accused opponents of the current federal administration of engaging in the propagation of fake news so as to sow a seed of discord between Tinubu and his core loyalists.
According to him, with the failure of the recent violent protest aimed at bringing down the government, the opposition has devised another means of dividing the ruling party.
He counselled such people to desist from their nefarious activities of undermining both the federal and Imo State governments.
Said he, ” for the avoidance of doubt, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma has no Vice presidential ambition,either now or in 2027. Any information to the contrary is fake,malicious and spurious and should therefore be ignored “.