By Mike Jones
ABUJA/Nigeria: A Nigerian politician and a former Senator for the Imo Orlu constituency in Imo State from May 1999 to May 2007 of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe has in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary Collins Ughalaa, debunked the rumour that the erstwhile senator is bed ridden with stroke.
The statement denied the report, as it stated that the senator is hale and hearty.
“To set the record straight”, this brief response is offered to the effect that “the rumour is false as I don’t have a stroke.”
“At 79 years old, I am hale and hearty and not suffering from a stroke. I am not in my community, Oguta, in Imo State. I am resting in my house in Abuja. And I thank God for keeping me healthy and allowing me sees old age.
“I am not suffering from stroke and I cannot wish anyone to suffer stroke. But to those manufacturing and spreading this hateful speech against me, I wish them the best.
“God has deemed it fit for me to see old age in good health, and there is nothing more to ask from God.”
Read the Full Press Release….
I AM HALE AND HEARTY – CHIEF ARTHUR NZERIBE•
The attention of Chief Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe has been drawn to the hateful speeches going on against him in the media, especially the social media, including the unfounded runour that he has a stroke.
Chief Nzeribe should have ignored this hateful rumour, but “to set the record straight”, this brief response is offered to the effect that “the rumour is false as I don’t have a stroke.”
He added: “At 79 years old, I am hale and hearty and not suffering from a stroke. I am not in my community, Oguta, in Imo State. I am resting in my house in Abuja. And I thank God for keeping me healthy and allowing me see old age.
“Life and death are in God’s hands, and God willing I will remain hale and hearty and not suffer a stroke until such a time when God calls me home. And no amount of hateful speech can change or alter God’s plans for me or anyone else.
“I am not suffering from stroke and I cannot wish anyone to suffer stroke. But to those manufacturing and spreading this hateful speech against me, I wish them the best.
“God has deemed it fit for me to see old age in good health, and there is nothing more to ask from God.”
Signed:
COLLINS UGHALAA,
Chief Press Secretary to Chief Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe.
