In response to swirling rumors, Samuel Anyanwu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Imo State governorship election, has emphatically denied allegations that he withdrew from the race to support Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Anyanwu’s media aide, Ikenna Onuoha, characterized the viral video suggesting withdrawal as “a blatant lie from the pit of hell” and urged the public to dismiss its claims.
“Our attention has been drawn to a trending video on social media purportedly claiming that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Saturday, November 11 off-season election in Imo state, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu popularly known as ‘Samdaddy’ has withdrawn,” stated Onuoha.
He continued, “This video is not only fake, blatant lie from the pit of hell, very mischievous, ridiculous and misleading, but a senseless vile sheepishly formulated by the outgoing Governor Uzodinma to deceive the public.”
Onuoha stressed that a “critical look at the said video indicates that it was criminally edited and superimposed by these mischief makers to suit Uzodimma and his party’s criminal tendencies.”
He urged the public to ignore the falsehood, asserting that,
“Senator Anyanwu never withdrawn and does not have such intention in this attention he has almost won.”
“The truth of the matter is that Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu and the candidate of the PDP is a big threat to Uzodimma, who has become dried in both the physical and spiritual since Imo people started booing him,” continued the statement.
It countered allegations of blackmail and propaganda, stating,
“It is important to tell Uzodimma and his supporters that no amount of blackmail and empty propaganda will ever save him from the looming defeat on Saturday.”
The statement concluded by affirming Anyanwu’s candidacy:
“Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu remains a candidate to beat in this Saturday’s governorship election. He is prominently in the race and will never ever think of withdrawing from a contest over 70% percent of observers have ticked him as the likely winner of the poll. Please, be guided accordingly.”
| Sahara Reporters
