The Special adviser on Media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari,  has refuted in it’s entirety the purported statement signed by him that President Buhari has dissolved the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC.

In a conversation with our executive, the Presidential Spokesman said, they and he was in Mali, and came back 1.15 am. “Fake news”.

The purported statement which gained ground and was trending online yesterday when the President was away in Mali for a peace mission had different version of same fake news.

Below was the first versions of the Fake story.

“GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Federal Government is in receipt of the Senate Recommendation that the NDDC IMC be dissolved and
ii. that the NDDC be returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.
The Government set up a technical Committee to study this Recommendation and advise it which committee has turned in its Recommendation.

Federal Government hereby accepts the Recommendation of the Senate and accordingly:

1. The President has hereby Dissolved the NDDC IMC. The affected officers are to hand over to the most senior civil servant under them.

2. Barr Doc Onwubualiri Nkemdikim is hereby appointed as sole Administrator for initial period of 6 months.

3. The NDDC is hereby returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.

Thank you!

Signed:
Garba Femi Shehu Adesina
Presidential Spokespersons.”

It was later Modified to the format below to gain some form of acceptability when so many people doubted the authenticity of the first one.

“Special Goverment Announcement:

The Federal Government is in receipt of the Senate Recommendation that the NDDC IMC be dissolved and
ii. that the NDDC be returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.

The Government set up a technical Committee to study this recommendation and advise it which committee has turned in its Recommendation.

Federal Government hereby accepts the Recommendation of the Senate and accordingly:

1. The President has hereby dissolved the NDDC IMC. The affected officers are to hand over to the most senior civil servant under them.

2. Dabota Godswill Jumbo{Dr)is hereby appointed as sole Administrator for initial period of 6 months.

3. The NDDC is hereby returned to the Presidency for proper supervision.

4. The President assures Niger Deltans that the forensic Audit of the Commission will continue unhindered.

Thank you.

Signed:
Femi Adesina
Presidential Spokesperson

July 23, 2020.”