Imo Govt Debunks Video Linking Uzodimma To Gas Pipeline To US, Europe
The Imo State Government has distanced itself from a trending video linking Governor Hope Uzodimma to an alleged pipeline being built in the state to connect gas directly to the United States of America and parts of Europe.
The government through the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba said the video purported to be issued by a pro Biafran organisation was intended to smear the image of the governor and incite Ndigbo against the rest of Nigerians.
He dismissed the video as a “satanic attempt to incite another round of violence in the state after the recent burning of the National Open University of Nigeria Centre at Ehime Mbano which was also fuelled by unfounded rumours and incitement by debased and deranged elements.”
He said: “They have started again. After the arson at Mbano, they have started weaving another Web of lies and propaganda as a prelude to unleash violence in the state. The security agencies should be aware of this satanic move.”
He raised the alarm that the “senseless, childish and illogical contents of the video might be believed by gullible people with mob mentality to cause violence.”
He explained that neither the federal government nor the state is aware of any plans to construct a pipeline from Imo State to either Europe or the US.
“In their ignorance and haste to characterise Uzodimma as a villain, the purveyors of the hate speeches did not even consider the fact that such a project is practically impossible “
Imo Govt Debunks Video Linking Uzodimma To Gas Pipeline To US, Europe is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
