The Minister of Mines and Steel
Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has denied a statement circulating on the
social media in which he was quoted as justifying the current fuel scarcity.
The minister was said to have
made the comment in an interview with a radio station.
He was quoted as saying, “Don’t
mind (Ekiti State Governor Ayodele) Fayose, he is a noise maker. I told the
President yesterday that even if it means raising the pump price to N250 per
litre, Nigerians will still buy, provided it is available.”
The minister’s Special Assistant
on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday, that
Fayemi never granted any interview to any radio station or any other media
outlet on the fuel crisis.
Oyebode in the statement said,
“It has become necessary to debunk this wicked falsehood being spread by
mischief makers via the social media, especially for the sake of well-meaning
members of the public, who have expressed concern over the source of the
falsehood.
“The honourable Minister of Mines
and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, never granted any interview with WE
FM 106.3 and the management of the radio station can attest to this fact.
“Members of the public should
note that the fabricated comment, emanated from no other source than the media
unit of Ekiti State Governor’s Office, which is now a den for fraudsters and
where falsehood and blackmail have been elevated to statecraft.
“Anyone who knows the pedigree of
the minister would attest to the fact that he is not capable of making such a
careless statement.
“Fayemi remains focused on his
current assignment and no amount of manufactured lies can distract him.”
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Being the architect of the suffering Ekiti people are experiencing now, He (Fayemi) can even say far worse than this.
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