The previous Chief of Employees to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, has denied claims linking him to a supposed 2027 deputy governorship ambition.
In a press release launched on Saturday, Ehie described the stories as false and politically motivated.
The clarification got here after a poster circulating in public areas alleged that he was a part of a deliberate political association on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The poster additional claimed that Ehie was aligned with former NIMASA Director-Common Dakuku Peterside in a bid to “free Rivers from the palms of 1 man.”
Ehie dismissed the claims as “mischievous and determined,” insisting they had been a calculated try to mislead the general public and create division inside the state’s political house.
He firmly denied any involvement within the alleged association and careworn that using his title within the marketing campaign materials was unauthorized and deceptive.
A longtime stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Deputy Speaker of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, Ehie reaffirmed his loyalty to the get together and expressed continued assist for Governor Fubara.
He added that Rivers State doesn’t want “rescue from imaginary enemies,” noting that the state is presently having fun with purposeful management and unity underneath the current administration.
Ehie cautioned these behind the propaganda to desist, urging residents to disregard the poster and stay centered on the collective progress of the state. He reiterated that his allegiance stays with the APC and the management of Governor Fubara.