The media organization of one of Enugu State’s Gubernatorial aspirant, Dr. Barr. Peter Mbah, has debunked the news of the purported endorsement of Peter Mbah’s candidature by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, which has been making rounds since yesterday evening on social media.
In a statement signed by the Media Office, Peter Mbah Organization, circulated on social media and sighted by our correspondent, the office described the fake news as a product of the destructively fertile imaginations of those who are intimidated by the impressive and rising profile of Hon. Barr. Peter Mbah.
The statement titled The Fake News on Hon. Peter Mbah reads “Our attention has been drawn to a fake news circulating on social media wherein our dear Governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was said to have endorsed Hon. Peter Mbah as the governorship candidate of our great party, the PDP. The write-up is the product of the destructively fertile imaginations of those who are intimidated by the impressive and rising profile of Hon. Barr. Peter Mbah.
“Initial enquiries indicated that our dear Governor was away from the State on official engagement at the time of the said celebration in Government House. This fabrication was obviously done to impose the desperation of this clique on the Governor, a man not known to harbour any desperation for any issue in his years of politics and in government.
“The good people of Enugu State are advised to disregard this desperate antics of mischief makers whose ploy is to provoke the resentment of our party leaders against Hon. Peter Mbah.”
A social commentator who sent in a message to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity described the now debunked news as the handiwork of those who feel threatened by the silent but powerful moves of Barr. Peter Mbah to clinch the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming primaries. He advice Mbah to stay focused and count it as one of the prices to be paid in the race for the coveted seat of the Governor of Enugu State.
Peter Mbah is a Lawyer and hails from Owo in Nkanu East local council of Enugu State. He is the CEO of Pinnacle Oil. He was formerly Chief of Staff to Senator Chimaroke Nnamani when Nnamani was governor of Enugu State. He later became Commissioner for Finance.
