JUST IN: Abia State Speaker debunks rumour of his arrest
Afnews Editor
Mar 13, 2020
Abia State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has debunked the information that he was arrested.
Based on a press release made available to AFNews and signed by Promise Uzoma OKORO, Special Assistant on Media to the Speaker, he described the news of the arrest of the Speaker and his father as false and fake news.
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"Disregard the Fake news that the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly Rt.Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji and the Senator Representing Abia Central Senatorial District has been arrested by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)".
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"The Speaker was never arrested by EFCC, the General Public should discountenance such Fake rumour", he concluded.
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