The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to reports on PDP presidential candidate Abubakar Atiku $1million and Dubai house gift to Adamawa REC.
The electoral body, in their reaction, has described the news as fake.
In a statement released on its Twitter page INEC urged Nigerians to ignore such reports, stating that INEC REC did not receive any offer from Atiku.
The tweet read:
“FAKE NEWS ALERT: The Adamawa INEC REC completely disassociates himself from the allegation that he had an offer of $1m and a house in Dubai as no offer whatsoever was ever made to him by any one.”
FAKE NEWS ALERT
The Adamawa INEC REC completely disassociates himself from the allegation that he had an offer of $1m and a house in Dubai as no offer whatsoever was ever made to him by any one.#NigeriaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/ptAB3gR1cV— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 18, 2019