Governor Okorocha denies naming a street in Owerri after President Buhari

A statement released by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Wednesday described it as misinformation from the opposition parties.

The statement quoted the governor, Rochas Okorocha, as saying that President Muhammadu Buhari road begins from Government House Roundabout, Owerri and terminates at Warehouse Roundabout.

Governor Okorocha said that the purported claim was to create an impression of misunderstanding between the Catholic faithful and the government.

He also said Imo government was not in any war with the Catholic Church and urged mischief makers to desist from creating tension in the state.

Furthermore, the statement stated that the government was shocked when some youths destroyed a brick with the inscription Muhammadu Buhari road at the popular Assumpta Roundabout on Tuesday.

The youths claimed that Okorocha was planning to rename the road after President Buhari.