Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has urged the public to ignore a fake seven-man commissioner nominees’ list in circulation, blaming his detractors for the action.

A statement issued, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Oguike Nwachukwu, noted that the names on the purported list said to be second batch, and sent to the Imo State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation this week, are fake.

The statement reads: “The attention of the Office of the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Governor has been drawn to a fake list of seven names purportedly sent to the House of Assembly by Uzodimma for screening and confirmation as ‘second batch’ this week. No such list exists to the best of my knowledge.

“Unfortunately, those behind this latest fake list, like they did last week using the New and Electronic Media desk, tagging it ‘second batch,’ put my name on the poorly written press statement they escalated on social media to make it look authentic before the unsuspecting reading public.”

“Truth is that my office did not issue any press statement on any purported list of seven persons whose names were sent to the House of Assembly.”