Popular actor and social media comedy skit maker, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni has shared his regrets about the fake news publication shared by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.
Earlier on Saturday, Keyamo took to his Twitter page to share a report alleging that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has agreed to clear the path for the emergence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar.
The news was first published by an online newspaper, Podium Reporters considered by ‘Obidients’ as a fake news platform,.
The Minister who was appointed the Official Spokesperson for APC 2023 Presidential Campaign Council; mocked the ‘Obident movement’, stating that the former Governor of Anambra State was taking them to nowhere.
According to Festus Keyamo (SAN): “We told the OBIdient soldiers that their ‘hero’ was taking them to nowhere; taking them for a ride of the century and for political 419! We laugh! We are ahead of them!“
Reacting to Keyamo’s statement, Macaroni in a post also shared on Twitter said it is embarrassing for a serving minister who doubles as a senior advocate of Nigeria to be at the forefront of spreading fake news.
He wrote: “It is embarrassing that a Serving Minister who sadly is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is at the forefront of spreading fake news. This is a senior officer in the government that claims to be fighting Fake News. This Man was once a respected figure. How unfortunate!!!”
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