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Akpabio denies mocking Trump, calls viral statement ‘Total Falsehood’
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has strongly denied making a “reckless and imaginary statement” attributed to him by an online platform that appeared to ridicule former US President Donald Trump’s concerns about the alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria.
The fake statement, which went viral on social media, claimed Akpabio insulted Trump and advised him to “focus on internal American challenges.”
In a press release issued on Monday, Akpabio’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, dismissed the publication as baseless and mischievous.
He said the viral post, which read: “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,” was 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 clarified that Akpabio “never made such a statement, not publicly, privately, in writing, or in conversation,” challenging those behind the post to “produce a single shred of evidence to the contrary.”
He also condemned the use of a group photograph of the Senate President and other lawmakers to falsely lend credibility to the fake quote.
Describing Akpabio as a “statesman of global repute and a respected advocate of international friendship, diplomacy, and mutual respect among nations,” Eyiboh stated that the Senate President “holds President Donald Trump in high regard as a historic figure and leader of a great nation.”
He stressed that Akpabio “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 its foreign policy establishment.”
The statement concluded by condemning the viral post as a “clear act of digital recklessness” aimed at spreading confusion and damaging reputations, urging Nigerians and the international community to disregard it entirely.
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