Anambra Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has dismissed a viral report of purported discovery of gold reserve of over 20 million tonnes worth over $900 Trillion at Ehamufu in Anambra state.
Governor Soludo who reacted through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, in a statement issued on Thursday, described the report which quoted Soludo as briefing newsmen on the purported gold discovery as Chairman of southwest governor’s forum as “a fictitious and fallacious write-up”, urging the public to ignore it. According to Aburime, Soludo is not chairman of Southeast governors and never briefed press on any of such subject matter.
The statement tagged RE: PURPORTED DISCOVERY OF GOLD RESERVE OF OVER 20 MILLION TONNES WORTH OVER $900 TRILLION IN EHAMUFU, ANAMBRA STATE, read in parts:
“Based on the above misleading report, the Government of Anambra State, for clarity, would like to state as follows:
Ehamufu is not in Anambra State. Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo is not the Chairman of South East Governors’ forum, neither did he brief newsmen of any meeting held by the Forum or phantom discovery of Gold reserves in Ehamufu, Anambra State, as allegedly claimed by the writer(s).
“The entire news story including every statement or quotations allegedly attributed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo are mere falsehoods without an iota of truth.
“The general public is hereby advised to discountenance and disregard these claims as a figment of the writer’s imagination. The entire news item remains a mischievously cooked up story with the clear intention to mislead the general public.
“There are various official channels through which the activities, statements and policy directions of the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, are communicated. These channels are public knowledge.
“For emphasis, the general public is again advised to completely disregard the news story and every material therein as a fake news item.
