The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku has reacted to the story published by Newsdiaryonline.com on Monday alleging a tug- of-war between the First Lady, Patience Jonathan and himself over appointment of DG for NTA and FRCN.
The minister who issued a rebuttal to the story Tuesday evening said, “ the report is a cocktail of lies and the handiwork of vicious characters who specialise in tarnishing the good reputation of decent people and leaders in the society”
“The report shows how very low some people can go in abusing the reputation of the social media in our country. They offer fiction and slander freely to the public without conscience.
“They neither respect the laws of the land nor fear God. They continue to destroy the well-earned reputation of worthy citizens and leaders for selfish reasons.
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“It is absolutely false the report which attempted to connect the First Lady, Dame Dr. Patience Goodluck Jonathan to issues of appointment in the Federal Ministry of Information. The report is false and malicious,”the minister said in statement by his chief press secretary,Joseph Mutah.
Read details of the minister’s rebuttal below:
Our attention has been drawn to a publication in an online medium, Newsdiary, claiming that the First Lady of the Federal Republic, Dame Dr. Patience Jonathan, was purported to be interfering in some appointments in the Federal Ministry of Information and parastatals under the Ministry’s supervision.
For the record, the report is a cocktail of lies and the handiwork of vicious characters who specialise in tarnishing the good reputation of decent people and leaders in the society.
The report shows how very low some people can go in abusing the reputation of the social media in our country. They offer fiction and slander freely to the public without conscience.
They neither respect the laws of the land nor fear God. They continue to destroy the well-earned reputation of worthy citizens and leaders for selfish reasons.
It is absolutely false the report which attempted to connect the First Lady, Dame Dr. Patience Goodluck Jonathan to issues of appointment in the Federall Ministry of Information. The report is false and malicious.
We urge those peddling this slander and similar slanders in the social media to search their conscience and redeem themselves from the path of destruction they have subjected our society to.
They should leave this ignoble task and embrace God. and decency for the good of themselves and the society.
Joseph Mutah
Press Secretary to Information Minister
