Ebere Nzeworji, an aide to former Imo State Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed rumors of his principal’s death, emphasizing that “the immediate past Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District is alive and in good health.”
In a statement issued on Thursday morning in Abuja, Nzeworji explained that a false viral message had been circulating on social media since the evening of Wednesday, November 6, claiming that Okorocha had died in a London hospital.
Nzeworji further clarified that Okorocha had been seen at his Unity House office in Garki, Abuja, around the same time the rumors began, and had just returned from Owerri, Imo State.
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He also pointed out that the former governor had attended the funeral of the late elder statesman Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu on Friday, November 1, before hosting the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, and other lawmakers at his Spibat residence in Owerri.
Nzeworji remarked, “One can now begin to wonder about the motives of those behind this fake news.
“Senator Okorocha is a patriotic Nigerian who has served at both state and national levels with distinction, building friendships with well-meaning individuals across the country and the globe.
“The former governor has never wished anyone dead and is always cheerful and caring about the wellbeing 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.”
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