Viral photo of me crying wasn't taken after Supreme Court nullified my election- Emeka Ihedioha
Viral photo of me crying wasn't taken after Supreme Court nullified my election- Emeka Ihedioha
Former governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha, clarified that the viral photo of him weeping was not taken after the Supreme court nullified his election, but at a funeral he was attending in December 2019.
The photo circulated on Tuesday January 14th, shortly after the Supreme court nullified his election and declared Hope Uzodinma winner of the March 9th state governorship election. Reports claimed that the governor broke down upon hearing the apex court's judgement.
In a statement released by his media aide AIC Akwarandu, the former governor stated that the photo was taken when he received the body of one of his commissioners who had passed away.
The statement reads
“The picture circulating online does not in any way represent the mood of th...