Senator, 64, shuts down rumours of marrying Nollywood actress Chika Ike, 39, as 7th wife

Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko has officially refuted claims suggesting he is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh wife or that she is pregnant for him. 

The speculation was rife that the 64-year-old senator was responsible for Ike’s pregnancy and was set to move into Mr Nwoko’s mansion.

The gossip mill buzzed on after the actress announced on Instagram that she was expecting a baby.

Reacting to the rumours, Mr Nwoko denied the allegations in a statement posted on his X page on Monday and signed by his communications director. In the statement, the senator dismissed the allegations as baseless and a product of malicious speculation.

"Our attention has been drawn to the recent false rumors alleging that Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko is planning to marry Nollywood actress Chika Ike as his seventh wife and that she is pregnant for him,"reads the sttement in part.

"We categorically state that these claims are entirely baseless and a product of malicious speculation,"" reads the statement.

It further emphasised that there was was no truth to those rumors, which have been circulated by attention-seeking bloggers. 

“As a public figure and with his wife also being an actress, it is not unusual for bloggers seeking attention to fabricate such stories,” reads the statement in part.

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Additionally, the statement also clarified that reports claiming that Nwoko made statements about musician Tuface and polygamy were also false. 

They further said that the senator was currently engaged in a national assignment, remains focused on his political responsibilities and has no time for distractions.