SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has denied ever insulting the Igbo people as reflected in a tweet.
She said in her twitter handle @HMKemiAdeosun that the allegations was the handiwork of Photoshop asking that it be ignored.
“There is a fake Twitter post circulating in my name, suggesting that I said something derogatory about Igbos. Kindly disregard it,” she tweeted.
“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.’’
She also debunked the allegations in her Facebook account.
“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,” she wrote.
“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.”
