Security expert and former Director, Department of State Service (DSS), Mike Ejiofor has debunked the comments credited to his name against the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
Gatekeepers News reports that an online publishing company, Opera News, claimed that the former DSS director made derogatory remarks against Obi in respect of his presidential ambition.
The online news medium in its report titled: ‘Obi is Going Nowhere As Far As God Lives, If Igbos Want A Representative, It’s Not Peter Obi – Mike Ejiofor,’ accused Ejiofor of commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for playing a paternal role in his appointments.
The medium further alleged that Ejiofor had said that despite receiving fewer votes from the South East Geo-political zone of Nigeria in the previous lection, Tinubu has acted as a father figure for the nation by addressing the grievances of the South Easterners.
However, Ejiofor in a statement issued Thursday, condemned the report, describing it as total falsehood, misleading, baseless and the imagination of the writer.
He stated that he only discusses security issues and try to suggest way forward in addressing security challenges confronting the country.
“I was shocked by the purported report and comments credited to my name. I am not a politician and I don’t discuss political issues. As a security expert, I talk about security challenges confronting the country. On no account did I make such statement.”
He added: “I have never discussed anything against Peter Obi or any political figure. I have been receiving calls and flaks over a comment I did not make”, Ejiofor stated.
Ejiofor therefore called on the purveyor of the fake news, Opera News, to immediately retract the story and tender unreserved apology for attempting to drag his name into dirty politics.
He insisted that he is a security expert and not a politician, and as such, nobody should drag him into politics or attempt to smear his reputation.
Meanwhile, Ejiofor said he has already contacted his lawyer and will not fail to institute legal action against the publisher of Opera news for failing to instantly retracting the “reckless and baseless report.”
Ejiofor also used the occasion to caution publishers against fake news, stressing that such unguarded statement was capable of inciting violence and creating unnecessary animosity among groups and individuals.
