The Imo State Chapter of the Labour Party has denied viral reports that the man who donated a building to Labour Party in Imo was related to Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Libo Agwara, a lawyer had last week donated the building to the party which was commissioned on Friday by the presidential candidate of the party.
Comr. Obidinma Aku, the State Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party in Imo in a statement described the reports as fake news.
The Statement read: “The attention of the labour Party, Imo State chapter has been drawn to fake news circulating, that Libo Agwara who graciously donated the massive office complex to the party in Imo is a brother to Sen. Hope Uzodinma, the governor of Imo State.
“We are aware that this fake news may have emanated from a social media skit that has gone viral, where a comedian, Mc Flexy de Aproko King made such a claim.
“Mc Flexy de Aproko King is likely to have made the skit in good faith to encourage support for our presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi, but how he got the wrong information that the donor is related to Governor Uzodinma cannot be understood.
“Our Party has therefore decided to use this medium to correct the false information, to ensure the public is not deceived and we unequivocally state that Barr. Dr Libo Agwara has no relationship of any sort with Governor Hope Uzodinma as he hails from Ngor Okpala LGA while the latter is from Oru East LGA. Moreso Dr Libo has never met or talked with the Governor in his life and feels embarrassed by this fake news.
“Having set the record straight, the Labour Party in Imo, therefore, urge the public who are massively supporting the party and Mr. Peter Obi, our Presidential candidate not to be distracted by this fake news, but rather to focus more on the liberation of Nigeria struggle which the party is midwifing.
“We also use this opportunity to once more thank Dr. Libo for making Imo Labour Party proud with a befitting office”
