Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has denied the audio and visual recordings on social media the allegedly newsmen life ban for publishing false incidents.

An earlier report said the Ebonyi State Governor allegedly banned two State Correspondents, Chijioke Agwu from The Sun newspaper and Peter Okutu of the Vanguard newspaper , from entering the Government House or any government facility in the state over their report.

“The governor never ordered a ban on any journalist from attending state functions.

“Having made the above clarifications; I, therefore, call on the general public, NUJ and others concerned to discountenance with the false reports, videos and audio as they are either a figment of the bearers imagination which they brought to bear or a deliberate attempt geared towards smearing the hard-earned good reputation and good media relationship of the governor.

“Report Accurately, Stop Causing Panic In Ebonyi With Fake News.

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The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nweze described the contents as ‘doctored’ aimed at misleading the public. Governor Umahi insisted that the journalists were never intimidated as claimed and that they raised an alarm and caused panic in the midst of the fight against COVID-19.