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Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu

Following the publication of a news item credited to Chukwuma Ephraim Okenwa, a Board Member of the Enugu State Post Primary Schools Management Board, PPSMB, alleging that he laid certain accusations against the Executive Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, CON, Okenwa has described the said interview purporting to have emerged from him as fabrications by “unconscionable individuals who are bent on scoring cheap political points”.

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Wondering how such a “non-existent” news platform could compile such a report without the name of the news writer, the Member 2 of the Board, in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to Pacesetter thanked “the Executive Governor of Enugu State for the opportunity to serve in his administration”.

The statement reads in full: “My attention has been drawn to a malicious report making the rounds on social media where it was alleged that I made certain unprintable statements against the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

“To set the record straight, I did not grant any interview to a non-existent platform seeking for attention. I have not even heard of any platform called Crescent News before and I am sure it is equally a strange platform to the good people of Enugu State.

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“How can an acclaimed news platform compile such a report without the name of the news writer?

“I want to state emphatically that such a report can only be fabricated by unconscionable individuals who are bent on scoring cheap political points.

“Ndi Enugu are advised to disregard such report, as never a time did I grant such an interview to any news platform, not even in my dream.

“Let me also use this opportunity to thank the Executive Governor of Enugu State for the opportunity to serve in his administration. I urge His Excellency to disregard the malicious report linked to me”.

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