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Rivers PDP Governorship Candidate Not Arrested – Party’s Official

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Reports that Siminalayi Fubara, the PDP’s candidate for governor in the 2023 elections, had been arrested by security personnel have been refuted by the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council.

On Wednesday, there were numerous reports that Fubara had been detained by Department of State Services agents today and was being transported by plane to the Abuja headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Former state Accountant General Fubara was recently listed as a wanted person by the EFCC for an alleged N117 billion fraud, along with two other individuals.

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He was additionally required to respond to questions regarding asset disclosure by the Code of Conduct Bureau. He had yet to honour the invitation.

However, in response to reports of Fubara’s arrest, the state PDP Campaign Council’s Chairman of Publicity and Communications, Ogbonna Nwuke, said they were untrue rumours.

Nwuke claimed that the report, which lacked substance in his opinion, was the product of political spin doctors and jobbers who wanted to mislead the public.

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The statement partly read, “Our attention has been drawn to claims that Sir Siminalayi Fubara has been picked up by security operatives.

“It is baffling that some jobbers, spin doctors and never-do-wells are intent on misleading public opinion through the spread of bare-faced lies.

“What they have dropped on the social media are tissues of malicious lies. Note that the mass media is silent on a tale that obviously lacks facts and credibility.”

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Continuing, it read, “For the avoidance of doubt, there is no truth in these worthless claims. They are lies cooked in hell and served by agents of darkness who have nothing to offer.

“It is on record that Sim has a judgment in his favour against the EFCC. That judgment has asked the anti-graft agencies to pay damages to the flagbearer of the PDP for maligning his image.

“There is no evidence that the court decision has been overturned. Besides, Sim is busy going about his normal business as a citizen and a gubernatorial candidate of the PDP in Rivers State.

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“No amount of falsehood will change the truth. The truth is that Sim is a free man, who is free under our laws as a noble Rivers son, a hard-nosed professional and a politician to participate in free and fair elections organised in this State.

“Rumour mongering has never won any election.

“We urge those who are behind these unfounded rumours to tell Rivers people what their preferred candidates will do instead of wasting the valuable time of Rivers people.”

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