Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele
Fayose, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding a ‘fake’ Martin Luther
King award President Muhammadu Buhari received some days back.
Fayose, writing on his verified
Twitter page, claimed that it is not the first time Buhari has deceived
Nigerians.
The Governor alleged that the
interview the President had with Kemi Fadojutimi in UK, was staged at the
Transcorp Hotel in Abuja.
“Why using the name of Martin
Luther King to lie? But I’m not surprised. Nigerians should remember how they
lied that Buhari had an interview with the CEO,All Eyes on Africa TV Show, Kemi
Fadojutimi in UK on Feb 20, 2015, whereas,the interview was held in Transcorp
Hotel, Abuja,” Fayose tweeted.
The award Buhari received, came
after a speech by the purported King family, urging Nigerians to re-elect him
as president.
According to the presidency at
the time, “President @MBuhari today at the State House received Martin Luther
King Jnr’s family. He was also conferred with the 1st Black History Month
National Black Excellence and Exceptional African Leadership Award 2018.
#AsoVillaToday”
The children of Martin Luther
King and the King Center then denied issuing the accolade to Buhari.
In a tweet on Wednesday, The King
Center said: “The award given to President Buhari of Nigeria was not given by
The King Center, at the request of The King Center or by the children of #MLK
and #CorettaScottKing. @MrFixNigeria”
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