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The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun has denied passing insulting statements on Igbos.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that one Twitter user @RealMicahDavid had retwitted a statement alleged twitted by the minister suggesting her hatred for the igbos
David twitted: I will keep poping up this hate speech by @HMKemiAdeosun the Nigeria minister until she defends herself.
I will keep poping up this hate speech by @HMKemiAdeosun the Nigeria minister until she defends herself. pic.twitter.com/HZS9819ppX
— Micah David (@RealMicahDavid) June 25, 2017
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The alleged statement credited to the Minister had claimed she was happy that the Igbos were fading in financial relevance and would completely become financially inconsequential both in their homeland and the country by 2023.
But she has denied ever insulting the Igbo people as reflected in the tweet which had undergone thousands of retweets:
There’s a fake Twitter post circulating in my name, suggesting that I said something derogatory about Igbos. Kindly disregard it.
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— Kemi Adeosun (@HMKemiAdeosun) June 25, 2017
It’s nothing but a shoddy attempt to photoshop a hateful statement onto my Twitter handle. I did not say or tweet any such thing. Thank you.
— Kemi Adeosun (@HMKemiAdeosun) June 25, 2017
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Every part of Nigeria is important to our financial system & our Economy, and as a Govt we will support ALL to achieve their full potential.
— Kemi Adeosun (@HMKemiAdeosun) June 25, 2017
You’re mixing up the unauthorized account @MrsKemiAdeosun (now suspended) w/ the recently opened + VERIFIED genuine account @HMKemiAdeosun https://t.co/rvLG8rkfOE
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinNigeria) June 25, 2017
.@HMKemiAdeosun is the Hon Minister’s genuine handle. The unauthorized account you’re referring to is @MrsKemiAdeosun, & it’s been shut down https://t.co/lA7t2DlO7G
— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinNigeria) June 25, 2017
The minister also denied making such hateful comments on her Facebook account, she wrote: “It has come to my attention that there’s a fake Twitter post circulating in my name, suggesting that I said something derogatory about Igbos. Kindly disregard it. “It’s nothing but a shoddy attempt to photoshop a hateful statement onto my Twitter handle. I did not say or tweet any such thing. “Every part of Nigeria is important to our financial system and our economy, and as a Government, we will support ALL to achieve their full potential.”