I Never Accused Tinubu Of Killing Audu – Okorocha

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has dismissed reports that he granted an interview in which he allegedly linked the Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to the death of the party’s governorship candidate in Kogi state governorship election, Prince Audu Abubakar.
The governor was reacting to a rumour to this effect posted on the Facebook wall of a blogger suspected to be an apologist of the opposition party in Kogi state.
The allegation has since been a subject of controversy on the social media, just as the author insinuated that the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other top shots of the party got Prince Audu out of the way to ensure that Audu’s Deputy, Abiodun James Faleke emerges as the governor of Kogi State.
However, Okorocha, through his Special Assistant on information and communication technology, Mr. Ik Ogbonna denied the allegation which he described as a “tale full of thrash.”
Ogbonna said, “The story which is written in poor English purported that Governor Rochas Okorocha, the Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum gave an interview where he accused Tinubu of being behind the death of Kogi state APC candidate, late Prince Abubakar Audu.
“First Gov Rochas Okorocha spent the better part of yesterday, Sunday 22nd November, 2015 till about 7 pm chairing a stakeholders forum of South-East Leaders and returned to Owerri same night, it is bewildering where and when he gave the interview which thrended same night on social media?
“Secondly, Prince Abubakar Audu is not yet a member of APC Governors Forum and Okorocha could not have granted the interview on that score.
“The family of Prince Abubakar Audu has not blamed anyone for the death of their son neither is Gov Okorocha a member of the Audu family.
“The story was written as an interview Governor Okorocha granted yet no medium was mentioned. Can one grant interview to thin air?
“The purported interview is a wicked machination of people who are envious of the towering profile of Gov Rochas Okorocha and aim at bringing him at loggerheads with leaders of the Party especially Sen Bola Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State and a man Gov Okorocha holds in very high esteem.
“It is also remarkable that the story has no source but emanated from the Facebook wall of a PDP apologist who must have been paid by her handlers to cause disaffection within APC family.”

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