The former Minister of Transport, and governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the 2011 general elections in Rivers State, Dr Abiye Sekibo has denied rumours that he is dead, which made the rounds on the internet.
In a statement by the former his former Media Director, Mr Jerry Needam, the politician said he “is alive and strong”.
The statement adds that as a “medical doctor, Dr Abiye Sekibo, is shocked to learn of the unfounded, baseless and malicious stunt from the rumour mill about his sudden demise.
“Such evil imagination could only come from those already doomed and are disappointedly looking for co-travelers”, he said.
He called the general public to discountenance any such report from the social media or the “satanic agents themselves”.
Dr. Sekibo also thanked relations and friends who wasted no time in putting calls across to ascertain the true position out of genuine concern, praying God to bless them all.
The Rivers State-born politician was rumoured to have died on his way out of the country to seek medical attention.
