A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has denied supporting the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
According
to media reports, Atiku, in an article titled: IPOB: Loathe or love
Kanu, he has fought better, hailed the IPOB leader’s efforts.
The former Vice-President, who described the report as classical fake news, asked Nigerians to ignore the report.
According to Daily Post, Atiku, in a statement issued by his media aide, Paul Ibe said “It
has come to the notice of the Atiku Media Office that there is an
opinion article titled “IPOB: Loathe or love Kanu, he has fought better –
Atiku” purportedly written and signed by His Excellency Atiku Abubakar,
Vice President of Nigeria, 1999-2007 and chieftain of All Progressives
Congress in circulation.
“What
started as the handiwork of mischief makers and their sponsors bent on
tarnishing the reputation of the Waziri Adamawa was first noticed on
chat rooms.
“But having found
its way on the website of a reputable newspaper which obviously fell
victim to the evil work of the scammers, the media office of the former
Vice President is compelled to respond and to state as follows:
“That the article in circulation is unknown to Atiku Abubakar or Atiku Media Office;
“That His Excellency Atiku Abubakar never signed any opinion article with that title in circulation;
“That
this is the handiwork of evil people and their cowardly sponsors aimed
at soiling the reputation of Atiku Abubakar and his political standing;
“That
this signposts a wicked and deliberate plot to unleash media attack on
Atiku Abubakar with a view to portraying him in bad light;
“That this is classical Fake News;
“The
Atiku Media Office urges Nigerians and the reading public to
discountenance the article and to be vigilant as more of such diabolical
stuff are underway.”
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is reportedly gearing up to run for President in 2019.
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