Kemi Adeosun disowns twitter handle where she is quoted to have said recession is just a word
Minister
of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has dissociated herself from a fake Twitter handle
that tweeted 'Recession is just a word and would soon be a thing of the past' a
few days ago. The finance minister was blasted for the tweet, which she has now
denied tweeting. Adeosun made the denial in a statement released by her Special
Assistant on Media, Festus Akanbi. The statement reads;
“The attention of the Honourable Minister of
Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has been drawn to a fake Twitter handle in her name
saying that ‘recession is just a word. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Honourable Minister does not own a Twitter account. The Twitter handle
currently trending, and any other twitter handle presently in existence is not,
and cannot be that of the Honourable Minister, as a twitter account has not yet
been set up for her. It is obviously fake and does not represent the views and
opinions of the Honourable Minister. Also at no time did the Honourable
Minister, who addressed the media immediately after Wednesday’s Federal
Executive Council, make such a statement. The Minister has consistently
demonstrated empathy for the plight of Nigerians hard hit by dwindling oil
prices and the impact on the economy”.
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