The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has denied a report that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar will hold his Rivers campaign at the campus.

The university described the report, which came after Atiku and the PDP were denied the use of the Rivers stadium by the state government, as false.

UNIPORT in a statement on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Sam Kpenu, explained that the university was not a campaign ground.

The statement said: “Management has not authorised any political campaign rally at the University. The University is not a political ground for political campaigns

“We are not contemplating releasing its facility to the Atiku Campaign Council. The Public is, therefore, called upon to discountenance this deliberate falsehood aimed at tarnishing the towering reputation of the University as it is simply a figment of the imagination of the author.

“The Institution warns the originator of this falsehood to desist forthwith or face the wrath of the law. Meanwhile, this issue has been reported to law enforcement agencies for appropriate action," the statement added. (Nation)

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