Nigeria: Tinubu’s govt hiring mercenaries to fabricate statements in my name — Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of sponsoring disinformation campaigns against him through fabricated press statements.

Atiku, in a statement signed on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said the Presidency had resorted to hiring faceless individuals to issue fake releases in his name.

“We have observed with concern a certain self-styled ‘media consultant,’ one Kola Johnson, issuing press releases in the name of…