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The famous press conference of Tuesday night, November 5, 2013 at which Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State and his estranged wife Clara spoke on their marital dispute never took place, News Express reports.
Major dailies such as The Guardian, ThisDay, The Punch, The Nation, Nigerian Tribune and Leadership generously reported the purported conference the following morning. However, weeks of investigation by News Express established that no such conference took place but that selected press men were handed a press statement and told to write the reports in a way to give the impression that a press conference had taken place. This obviously explains the striking similarities in the reports about the purported press conference.
A source at the Government House, Enugu, however said: “The press conference did not take place.” Other sources, including in Enugu media circles, also said there was no press briefing. Mrs. Chime has since denied ever speaking during the purported media chat and, contrary to the impression given by the reports that the Chime family was at peace, the couple has since separated and Clara, who was returned to the mother on November 11, has vowed that she would file for divorce after the prescribed two-year waiting period.
News Express
Major dailies such as The Guardian, ThisDay, The Punch, The Nation, Nigerian Tribune and Leadership generously reported the purported conference the following morning. However, weeks of investigation by News Express established that no such conference took place but that selected press men were handed a press statement and told to write the reports in a way to give the impression that a press conference had taken place. This obviously explains the striking similarities in the reports about the purported press conference.
A source at the Government House, Enugu, however said: “The press conference did not take place.” Other sources, including in Enugu media circles, also said there was no press briefing. Mrs. Chime has since denied ever speaking during the purported media chat and, contrary to the impression given by the reports that the Chime family was at peace, the couple has since separated and Clara, who was returned to the mother on November 11, has vowed that she would file for divorce after the prescribed two-year waiting period.
News Express
