It’s fake – Presidency disowns statement credited to Tinubu

The presidency has described as fake a viral statement ‘Tinubu Speaks’ that was credited to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a terse statement on Saturday.

Ngelale dismissed the authenticity of the statement-making the round.

“Based on recent inquiries, I wish to reiterate that this is fake and does not emanate from the Presidency,” Ngelale stated firmly.

Newspot reports that the statement has been widely shared on social media platforms, purported to be a speech from President Tinubu addressing the nation’s economic challenges.

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The statement outlined a series of drastic measures, including a 50 percent salary cut for top government officials, the scrapping of the Office of the First Lady, and the restoration of fuel and electricity subsidies as some measures to ameliorate the current suffering of the masses

It also claimed that the President was planning to reduce the number of his ministers, sell off presidential aircraft, and implement a ban on foreign medical trips for government officials.

This comes amid the heightened tension over the planned August 1-10 hardship protest in Nigeria.