The Imo State Government says it has no hand in the arrest of the immediate-past Deputy Governor of the state, Gerald Irona.
Recall that Irona was arrested by the state police command in his Owerri residence on Wednesday.
The ex-deputy governor’s spokesperson, Destiny Ugorji, blamed the state government for the arrest.
Ugorji said his principal was arrested on trumped-up charges as part of the state government’s strategy to weaken the opposition.
But speaking through his Special Adviser on Public Communications, Collins Ughalaa, the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, denied any involvement in Irona’s travails.
Ughalaa said the governor does not interfere with the affairs of the police.
He said linking Governor Uzodimma to the arrest was “baseless and unfounded”.
“It is unfortunate that the ex-deputy governor’s spokesperson could make such an unfounded claim. The governor does not interfere with the affairs of the police. He respects the rule of law. The governor nor the Imo State government have no hands in the arrest of the ex-deputy governor,” Ughalaa said.
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