A former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has reacted to reports linking her with the 2019 presidential election.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala debunked the reports which suggested that she has an ambition to contest the presidential election in 2019, stating she was preoccupied with important international duties.
She made this known in a statement signed by her media consultant, Paul Nwabuikwu, on Tuesday.
A campaign poster surfaced on social media few days ago, with former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s image as presidential candidate while the former finance minister stood as running mate under no specified political party.
The statement by Mr. Nwabuikwu read: “Our attention has been drawn to speculative media stories linking former Minister of Finance, Dr Okonjo-Iweala with the next presidential election scheduled to hold in 2019.
“In an effort to invest their efforts with phony credibility, those behind the project have even gone to the extent of designing a fake campaign poster embossed with her image.
“This is to clarify that Dr Okonjo-Iweala who is busy with important international duties has absolutely nothing to do with these speculations and activities.
“We urge the Nigerian media and public to ignore this mischievous exercise and its sponsors.”
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