U.S. denies negative comment on Atiku
The U.S embassy has denied a tweet credited to U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, where he reportedly gave negative comment about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Atiku Abubakar [Twitter/@bolanle cole]
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The tweet, which the embassy classified as fake news read: I personally refused to meet him or have anything to do with him (Atiku).
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I am really surprised that an individual indicted by the United States of America of huge corruption is being considered for Nigerian president U.S. Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo
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The embassy said such statement in either facebook or received via WhatsApp should be regarded as fake.
FakeNews Alert! If you have seen such manufactured content on @facebook, or received it via @WhatsApp. Please communicate that its fake news, the embassy stated.
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