Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has expressed dismay that social media is being used by some to allegedly malign his person and office.
In a statement released by Oguwike Nwachuku, the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the governor on Friday, he stated that he will not ‘tolerate nonsense from social media irritants’ who manufacture falsehood to tarnish his image.
In the state, the governor issued a warning to one Ambrose Nwogwugwu of the People’s Democratic Party in Imo State to desist from using his Facebook page to tarnish the image of the governor and his office.
The statement read in part, “Governor Hope Uzodimma will no longer tolerate nonsense from lousy social media irritants who, from all indications, are not ignorant of the implications of their actions.
“He will not under any circumstances condone deliberate ploy by persons who see the social media as a tool to malign his person and Office.
“For sometime now, one Ambrose Nwogwugwu who claims to be the New Media Director of the People’s Democratic Party in Imo State has taken it upon himself to denigrate the person of His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Facebook on matters he knows are blatant lies and for which he does not have the capacity to substantiate if called upon to do so.
“One of such Nwogwugwu’ s hallucinatory posts on Facebook on Thursday claimed that Governor Uzodimma smuggled three Chinese doctors into Owerri via the Imo Airport.
“Nwogwugwu who was quoting a “credible source” said the Chinese doctors were driven to the house of Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie, the Governor’s Chief of Staff.
“This is not just a joke taken too far but goes to show how Nwogwugwu has made himself available to be used to disrespect the Office of the Number One citizen of Imo State.
“Going forward, Governor Uzodimma will not shy away from giving Nwogwugwu the opportunity to defend his posts on Facebook as they concern him and his Office and hopes Nwogwugwu will not see that as abuse of his human right.“
Below is the Facebook post from Ambrose Nwaogwugwu being refereed to in the statement.
