The presidency, on Monday, shut down speculation that President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed on a 20-day vacation in the United Kingdom, saying it is fake news.
A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), attributed the report to purveyors of fake news and admonished Nigerians to be wary of what they consume.
The statement said not only had the president been targeted by such reports, members of the First Family, Ministers, top government officials, the military, and other key institutions have also fallen victims.
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The statement read: “Purveyors of fake and concocted Information are currently on overdrive, and Nigerians are urged to be careful what they consume as news, and also share with others, particularly from the social media.
“An unfounded information has been making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to travel to the United Kingdom for 20 days, and from there proceed to Saudi Arabia, and then Austria. Fake. It is nothing but falsehood from mischievous minds.
“Members of the First Family, Ministers, top government officials, the military, and other key institutions, are equally objects of this orchestrated falsehood, coming from enemies of national cohesion.
“We urge Nigerians to be discriminatory about what they accept as credible information and restrain themselves from sharing what they have not authenticated as genuine. That is how we can all collectively beat the malevolent minds at their pernicious games.”
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