Former Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has denied confirming the news making rounds about the death of Imo North Senator, Benjamin Uwajumogu.
Okorocha in several tweets denied confirming the ‘falsehood’ and deplored the ‘journalism’ that appended his name to it.
“This is very absurd as I did not speak to anyone to confirm this news. This kind of journalism is totally unacceptable. We must strive to do better”, Okorocha wrote.
“I am utterly shocked that a platform like @TheNationNews would go to extent of putting my name behind such falsehood in the bid to break news.
“Let me reiterate that I didn’t speak to journalists regarding the news making rounds about the passing of Senator Ben Uwajumogu”, he added.
I demand that @TheNationNews take down this news piece as it is false and completely misleading.
One would expect better from such a platform.
— Senator Rochas Okorocha (@realRochas) December 18, 2019
