The Imo state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has denied the alleged cloning of the voices of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Ex- governor Achike Udenwa which was aired on the state owned radio station directing Imo people to vote for the APC ahead of the governorship and State Assembly elections, as baseless and unfounded and challenged the Peoples Democratic Party chieftains to go to court.
This was just as the Imo state governor has also dismissed the claims by chief Iwuanyanwu that he has been marked for elimination during the governorship and state Assembly polls.
It would be recalled that the PDP stalwart Chief Iwuanyanwu Had allegedly accused the Imo state Governor of having cloned his voice purportedly asking Imo electorate to cast their votes for APC in the April 11 gubernatorial and state Assembly polls.
However,in a press statement by Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, Senior Special Assistant (Media) to Imo state Governor stated that it is unimaginable to think that the government of Rochas Okorocha would clone anybody’s voice for any reason, insisting that the voices that was aired on the state owned broadcasting Radio station were the statements made earlier by the PDP chieftains applauding the administration of Okorocha before the elections.
“We want to reiterate that the voices being aired on Orient FM were those of Chief Iwuanyanwu and Chief Udenwa. And we challenge them to proceed to Court to prove their claim. It is not enough to call IBC management on phone to caution them. More serious action should be taken by those concerned to prove that their voices were cloned.
If the two illustrious sons of the state had claimed that the circumstances that warranted the fanciful remarks they made about the governor and his administration were different from the circumstances of today, perhaps, because of the elections, that could be understood. But to claim that their voices were cloned, were most uncharitable to the State Government and we take exception to that”.
The statement further said that “For the claim of Chief Iwuanyanwu that the Governor wants to kill him, we simply tender our denial because throughout his life, Governor Okorocha has not been associated with killing either directly or indirectly. Imo people know those that have been associated with killings”
