Posters Of Myself As Atiku’s Running Mate In 2019 ‘Mischievous’ – Okonjo-Iweala
Speculations that former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, may run in the 2019 presidential elections as Atiku Abubakar’s vice may now be laid to rest as the former has refuted the reports.
It would be recalled that reports had emerged on social media, purporting the ex-minister as vice presidential candidate to Atiku for 2019.
But Okonjo-Iweala, in a statement by her Media Consultant, Pual Nwabuike, however distanced herself from the reports, describing it as “mischievous”.
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“Our attention has been drawn to speculative media stories linking former Minister of Finance, Dr Okonjo-Iweala with the next presidential election scheduled to hold in 2019,” the statement read.
“In an effort to invest their efforts with phony credibility, those behind the project have even gone to the extent of designing a fake campaign poster embossed with her image.
“This is to clarify that Dr Okonjo-Iweala who is busy with important international duties has absolutely nothing to do with these speculations and activities.
“She has neither discussed nor endorsed them with anybody.
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“We urge the Nigerian media and public to ignore this mischievous exercise and its sponsors”.
