The presidency has dismissed a purported list of ministers-designate and assigned portfolio for them circulating on social media.
Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, urged Nigerians to disregard the purported list in a tweet via his official Twitter handle, @BashirAhmad.
“So someone makes a list of Ministers-Designate and assigned portfolio for them. The assigned list is now trending on WhatsApp as usual.
“DISREGARD any list pls. The portfolio will be announced by Mr President after their inauguration as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he tweeted.
So someone makes a list of Ministers-Designate and assigned portfolio for them. The assigned list is now trending on WhatsApp as usual.
DISREGARD any list pls. Portfolio will be announced by Mr. President after their inauguration as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) August 1, 2019
Another presidential aide on digital media, Tolu Ogunlesi, also said that the “genuine list of ministerial portfolios will be announced by the president, after he has sworn them in”, cautioning Nigerians against “falling for” the fake list.
Genuine List of Ministerial Nominees was announced by the Senate President.
Genuine List of Ministerial Portfolios will be announced by the President, after he has sworn them in.
Know this and know peace. Don’t let WhatsApp Entertainers do you topsy turvy.
— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) August 2, 2019
