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Owerri, Imo state – Ebere Nzeworji, an aide to Rochas Okorocha, former Imo state governor, on Thursday morning, November 7, refuted rumours of his principal’s death.
Nzeworji stated that Okorocha “is hale and hearty.”
The Punch cited a statement by Nzeworji which the media platform said explained that a viral message circulating since Wednesday evening, November 6, that Okorocha had passed away in a London hospital is fake.
Nzeworji clarified that Okorocha was seen at his Unity House office in Garki, Abuja, around the same time the rumour began to spread and that he had recently returned from Owerri, Imo state.
He noted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain had attended the funeral ceremony of the late elder statesman Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu on Friday, November 1.
Nzeworji remarked:
“Senator Okorocha has never wished anyone dead and is always cheerful and caring about the well-being of others.
“We, therefore, call on all well-meaning Nigerians and the global community to disregard this fake news and be assured that His Excellency, Senator Rochas Okorocha, is hale and hearty.”
Sultan of Sokoto not dead
In the same vein, TheTalk.NG reported that the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) described rumours concerning the supposed death of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, as “unfounded”.
According to Disu Kamor, the organisation’s executive chairman, the Sultan is alive and in good health.
The organisation urged Nigerians to disregard “malicious rumours and to remain vigilant in verifying news sources,” adding that such speculations only serve to distract and mislead.
Source: TheTalk.NG
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