The report that the suspended Governor Siminilayi Fubara has been summoned by Vice Admiral Ibok-Etteh Ibas (Rtd.), for investigation on financial matters while in the saddle of Rivers has drawn reaction from the state sole administrator.
The reports had flooded the social media and also contains claim that the Deputy governor, Ngozi Odu, is equally a person of interest in the said probe.
The viral report has now excited denial from Ibas.
The refutal was issued by Sir Dede Sampson Friday, Permanent Secretary from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
It described the report as false and misleading; and a ploy by the peddlers to cause panic and destabilize the state.
“The Rivers State Government has become aware of fraudulent announcements circulating on social media, falsely attributed to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government.
“These malicious fabrications are designed to mislead the public, create panic, and disrupt the peace in Rivers State,” the statement read in part.
