El-Rufai Denies Comments On Region To Produce President In 2027
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has dismissed as fake, a trending news attributed to him specifying which region of the country should produce the president in 2027.
“My attention has been drawn to a trending fake news item alleging that I specified which region of the country should produce the president in 2027.
“This is an untrue claim, despite its virality. I did not say so in any of my speeches, interviews or social media posts. I have my own verifiable platforms on social media where I speak my mind and own my opinions.”
He said in posts on Monday on his social media platforms that at no time did he make such statement.
“I wish to reiterate that no views may be attributable to me unless those I explicitly express on my social media platforms or during interviews with respected media platforms. It is also wrong and improper to attribute to me opinion articles from other authors which I may post on my handles as a contribution to the national conversation. These caveats are crucial as we confront both irresponsible politicking and the deliberate misuse of social media for spreading fake news.
“The wilful attribution to me of claims I did not make by a fake news platform is no excuse to treat such platforms with any seriousness,” he said.
El-Rufai expressed concern that even some senior editors fall prey to publishing fake news without verification.
“In this age of turmoil and falsehood, the always important obligation to verify before posting has become ever more crucial. In this instance, a few senior editors seem to have ignored this duty.
“Society loses if media leaders join the most irresponsible actors on social media in the unedifying olympics of fiction and fakery. Everyone should live up to their responsibility,’ the opposition Africa Democratic Congress chieftain said.
