Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked a social media post allegedly mocking United States, US President Donald Trump. The post was said to have been Akpabio’s response to the recent US leader’s threat to use military force against Nigeria because of alleged genocide against Christians in the country.
The magazine had earlier reported that President Trump, last week, declared Nigeria as a “Country of Special Concern”, a development that has caused serious fears in the country, particularly after the US leader threatened to use military force against Nigeria.
The controversial social post shared on Rant HQ had quoted Akpabio as saying, “The killing is taking place in Nigeria, not in USA, Trump should focus on US. Nigerians are not complaining about the killings, we are fully satisfied with the condition of Nigeria.”
Debunking the post on Monday in a statement, Akpabio’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, disclosed that the post did not come from the Senate President, saying some mischief makers are trying to create a problem between Akpabio and Trump, with the aim of causing a diplomatic row between the US and Nigeria.
He stressed that the post was made to come from Akpabio even though he did not author it, adding that the senate President is a statesman who have huge respect for the US leader.
“The post is a total falsehood, a product of mischief, and a desperate attempt to incite misunderstanding between Senator Godswill Akpabio and US President Donald Trump, as well as between Nigeria and its international partners,” Eyiboh said.
Eyiboh noted that the accompanying photograph used by Rant HQ — showing the Senate President at an unrelated official event — was “deceptively deployed to lend false credibility to a fabricated quote that was never uttered by him.”
“Senator Akpabio is a statesman of global repute and a respected advocate of international friendship, diplomacy, and mutual respect among nations.
“He holds President Donald Trump in high regard as a historic figure and a leader of a great nation.
“He would never comment on internal matters of the United States, nor issue any statement that falls within the exclusive domain of Nigeria’s executive arm of government or the nation’s foreign policy establishment,” the statement said.
The Senate President’s office described the viral post as “a clear act of digital recklessness and a deliberate attempt to sow confusion, tarnish reputations, and inflame unnecessary diplomatic sentiments.”
“We urge the public to ignore this falsehood in its entirety.”
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