Umana refutes defection report, affirms loyalty to APC

Managing Director of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) Umana Okon Umana has dismissed reports he was in talks bordering on defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as completely false.

He reaffirmed his loyalty to the party, saying nothing could make him switch allegiance to the opposition.

In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Iboro Otongaran, Umana said: “We want to inform members of the public that the write-up in question is completely false and baseless.

“Contrary to the false publication under reference, Umana is working assiduously with other leaders and members of his great party to ensure the victory of the party at all levels in the upcoming elections.

“This fact is clearly evident in the media coverage of Umana’s participation in party activities both in the state and at the national level.

“Members of the public are by this rebuttal advised to disregard the said false and baseless publication in its entirety as the handiwork of an imposter masquerading as a journalist.”