The
ever resolute Nollywood actress, Nkiru Syvalnus has finally broken the
long observed silence after she gave out her words on the rumour peddled
by rumour-mongers over her alleged romance with the Imo state governor,
Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha.
Describing the long meted rumour
on her as being horrendous and handiwork of disgruntled politicians, the
fair-skinned actress in an exclusive interview (not Naijapals.com)
stated below:
It is unfortunate that people can say such false
stories. I’ve been working for this man even before he decided to
contest for the gubernatorial election. During the elections in Imo
State I was all over the State. I attended every major campaign event
for His Excellency, Governor Okorocha.
I was there when he
declared his interest to aspire for the office of governor in Imo state.
Then, people did not talk about my alleged relationship with him. They
saw me on T.V they heard me on the Radio, they saw me take part in the
Street Rallies, they saw me at the INEC office in Owerri, yet nobody
talked about me being in a relationship with him.
Now that God has made it possible for him to become a governor the rumour mongers have started talking.
All
of a sudden, they accuse me of sleeping with a man I look up to as my
mentor and father simply because he appointed me as one of his advisers.
Some people in our society find it very hard to believe that
a
lady can ever get anything on merit, especially in the Nigerian
context. Once a lady gets to a top position in government or any other
sector in the society and it happens to come from a man, it is often
assumed that she is romantically linked to the man.This mindset of our people is not good at all and it needs to be addressed.
I
believe that a lot of women out there have got what it takes to arrive
at the top without sleeping around with men. But I am not discouraged
because I know that it is the hand-work of detractors and disgruntled
politicians.
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