Our attention has
been drawn to a Facebook comment, purportedly authored by a certain Uzochukwu
Ezenwanne, castigating President Goodluck Jonathan for failing the South East
Region.
Following this
ill-conceived comment, some mischievous online publications and social media
commentators have made several malicious efforts to link Mr. Ezenwanne to the
Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. In pursuit of an inglorious
agenda, this segment of the social media have spuriously identified him as a
Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Obiano and proceeded to attribute
Ezenwanne’s tragic comments to him.
We wish to inform
the general public that Uzochukwu Ezenwanne is neither an employee of the
Anambra State government nor an aide in whatever capacity, to Governor Willie
Obiano. Mr. Ezenwanne is not in any way connected to Governor Obiano or any of
his close aides.
Consequently,
whatever
comments Mr Ezenwanne has made in private or public have absolutely nothing to
do with Governor Willie Obiano and should be purely treated as his personal
views.
We are fully aware
that following the tremendous impact that Governor Obiano has had in his eight
months in office, many Anambra youths on social media are inclined to defend
him from the endless campaign of calumny mounted against his person in recent
times. Governor Obiano appreciates these bold efforts by many enthusiastic
youths to protect him from those who are yet to come to terms with his giant
developmental strides in Anambra State.
However, it would
be a grave error to categorize every social media commentator that makes a
positive comment on the governor as “Obiano’s Aide” or his “SSA”.
Unfortunately, a mischievous section of the social media has consistently done
that for quite some time now in pursuit of an ignoble agenda.
We therefore urge
the general public to disregard any comments that are whimsically attributed to
Governor Obiano through Mr. Ezenwanne or any person(s) other than those who
have been properly designated as spokesmen to the governor of Anambra State.
For the avoidance
of doubt, it is on record that Governor Willie Obiano is one of the first
Governors in Nigeria to declare an open support for the second term bid of
President Goodluck Jonathan. It is also public knowledge that the All
Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) which Governor Obiano presides over as the
Chairman of Board of Trustees as well as the national Leader has adopted
President Jonathan as its candidate in the coming elections. It is therefore
preposterous for anyone to attempt to link Governor Obiano with any comment or
efforts to cast aspersion on President Goodluck Jonathan.
This statement
appears essentially for record purposes.
Thank you
Ifeanyi Aniagoh
Executive
Assistant to Gov Obiano on Social Media
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