Ekweremadu disowns twitter handle, denies commenting on National Assembly brawl

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has denied making any comments regarding Thursday’s brawl at the House of Representatives.

The Nigerian media was agog with tweets via a handle bearing the name of the Deputy Senate President @Ike_ekweremadu.

The tweet read: “Dear Nigerians, please be rest assured that we are all fighting for your interest. We need your prayer and support for a better Nigeria”.

But on Friday, in a statement, Mr. Ekweremadu speaking through his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said the twitter handle is a parody as he had shut down all his social media platform in June 2014.

“This is to inform members of the public that the report supposedly written from Senator Ekweremadu’s purported Twitter handle is both fraudulent and mischievous.

“It would be recalled that this Office had cause to issue a statement about a year ago (specifically on June 29, 2014) to the effect that the Senator had since shut down his social media platforms and warned members of the public to disregard any message put out on these platforms supposedly by him,” the statement said

Mr. Anichukwu said the decision to shut down the social media platforms was necessitated by “fraudulent and mischievous activities such as the current report”.

“The Deputy President of the Senate did not tweet, does not own a Twitter handle, and did not even grant any interview whatsoever to any reporter on the sad developments at the National Assembly yet

“Those who are strenuously trying to drag Senator Ike Ekweremadu into the fray should please bear their cross and leave him out of it. Nigerians know those brawling at the National Assembly, and it is up to them to explain to Nigerians why they brawl,” he said.

Mr. Ekweremadu advised the media to cross-check with his office on any information before going to press.