Politics
…says it is not from us
By Kennedy Nnamani
THE Government of Anambra States has debunked the notice flying around social media allegedly attributed to it ordering all schools and markets in the state to shut down on or before December 15 and December 20, respectively.
The state government made this known today in a statement signed by Paul Nwosu, the state’s Commissioner for Information, describing the rumor as “fake notice.”
The “fake notice” started making waves on different platforms of social media earlier today stating that Prof. Charles Soludo, the state Governor, through his commissioner for information ordered the closure of all markets on or before 4pm on Tuesday 20th Dec, 2022 to be reopened on Friday 20th Jan, 2023 and schools in the state to vacate on or before Thursday 15th Dec, 2022.
The social media notice further noted that the state government took these decisions to widen the market roads and to implant security gadgets in various places in all the markets in the state and to take precautionary measure to maintain adequate security in the state ahead of the 2023 general elections.
However, when Realnews Magazine contacted Paul Nwosu for confirmation, he responded in a statement as follows:
“My attention has been drawn to a fake notice flying around the social media wherein it was alleged that Government has directed that all Schools and Markets in the State be closed on the 15th and 20th of December,
“Let me state clearly that;
“Both information are very much untrue, false and misleading.
“That I have not issued any such release.
“That the fake news did not emanate from my office nor any other government information unit.
“The public is hereby called upon to dismiss the information as fake, false and misleading.
“This is the handwork of mischief maker.”
KN
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