Abia state government on Thursday denied social media reports that Governor Alex Otti had sued the Nigerian Government and President Bola Tinubu at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for refusing to grant the request of the state to establish a seaport as well as an international airport in Abia.
In a statement obtained by Alabingo.com, the governor’s chief press secretary, Kazie Uko said there is absolutely no truth in the ‘wickedly contrived fable’.
Uko further described the news as part of the badly stringed and concocted report alleging that Governor Otti had also placed a ban on businesses operated by Nigerians of northern extraction resident in Abia State, until the approval for the establishment of the said seaport and international airport is granted.
The full text of Uko’s statement is published below…
IGNORE FAKE NEWS ABOUT GOV OTTI SUING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PRESIDENT TINUBU
Abia State Government’s attention has been drawn to a fake report trending on social media, especially X (formerly Twitter), that the Governor had sued the Nigerian Government and President Bola Tinubu at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The fake news claims that Governor Otti sued the Federal Republic of Nigeria and President Tinubu for allegedly refusing to grant the request of the Abia Governor to establish a seaport as well as an international airport in Abia.
Another part of the badly stringed and concocted report alleges that Governor Otti had also placed a ban on businesses operated by Nigerians of northern extraction resident in Abia State, until the approval for the establishment of the said seaport and international airport is granted.
There is absolutely no truth in this wickedly contrived fable. We are still on the drawing board on the proposed seaport while the Federal Government provided for an airstrip in Abia in the current budget, for which we are grateful.
The general public is by this statement, therefore, advised to ignore the fake report, treat it for what it is, a trash, and consign it to the waste bin, as it is the handiwork of idle rabble-rousers.
KAZIE UKO
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor
Abia State
Government House, Umuahia
March 1, 2024.
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