A formal minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to report that a high ranking official at the presidential villa, Abuja has died.
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has lashed out at those peddling rumour that Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari was dead.
Fani-Kayode and Abba Kyari
Reports on social media suggested that Kyari, who is currently being treated for Coronavirus was dead.
Controversial Nigerian journalist Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo had tweeted on Thursday that a high-ranking member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet has died after contracting the Coronavirus.
She, however, didn’t mention the name of the official for ‘national security’ reasons.Her followers on Twitter swallowed the news hook, line and sinker. By midnight, it had recorded over 5,600 retweets and 9,700 likes.
But
Fani-Kayode
has described those peddling rumour of Kyari’s death as vicious and heartless.
He said Kyari was not dead but very much alive.
“It is not true that Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to Muhammadu Buhari is dead. Those that are behind that rumour are vicious and heartless.
“I remain opposed to the Muhammadu Buhari administration, but to wish or proclaim someone dead simply because you disagree with him politically is unacceptable,” he tweeted.
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