Spokesman
for former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, has dissociated
his boss from a comment circulating online to the effect that the ex-
President
spoke about his relationship with Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State,
including how he purportedly made contributions to the governor’s campaign
fund. In a statement yesterday, Eze described the report as fake, fabricated by
mischievous elements, advising media houses to avoid offering their platforms
as means of spreading false information. He said: “Our attention has been drawn
to a fictitious comment on Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai,
purportedly made by the ex-President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, in which the
former President was assumed to have spoken on his alleged contributions to
el-Rufai’s campaign funds. “This falsehood, which was obviously fabricated by
some mischievous elements and first circulated early last year by a shady
online publication, has unfortunately resurfaced again. “This time, a credible
online group is sadly the one giving it prominence. “We will again wish to
entirely dissociate Dr. Jonathan from this fallacious comment, which is lacking
in all attributes of reason and credibility. “We will also like to advise media
organisations, especially those that serve as credible sources of information
for the public, to always confirm their stories before publishing, to avoid
misleading their readers.” 
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