President Muhammadu Buhari has denied that he commissioned Eko Atlantic City during his two-day working visit to Lagos State News Proof understands
Report according to Punch Newspaper has it that the Presidency and the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, have disagreed over what President Muhammadu Buhari went to do at the Eko Atlantic City during his two-day working visit to the state.
Governor Ambode according to Punch Newspaper said in his official Twitter handle that the President went there to inaugurate the project.
The tweet read, “We took a tour of the Eko Atlantic City with Mr. President as he officially commissioned (sic) the project. Eko Atlantic is a good example of what Public and Private Partnership can do to the Nigerian economy.”
However, Twitter went wild with many users pointing out that it was former President Goodluck Jonathan who in company with the then Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and former United States President, Bill Clinton, that inaugurated the project in 2013.
The pictures of Jonathan inaugurating the project were also shared multiple times on the micro-blogging site.
In his response on Twitter, however, Buhari disagreed with Ambode, insisting that he only went to inspect the project.
Using the handle, @NGRPresident, he said, “The President did not commission (sic) or launch Eko Atlantic City. His visit was a tour as part of a two-day offical visit to Lagos State and the plaque he unveiled was to commemorate his visit to the site.”
President @MBuhari did not commission or launch Eko Atlantic City. His visit was a tour, as part of his 2-day Official Visit to Lagos State, and the plaque he unveiled was to commemorate the visit to the site. https://t.co/DaYE1MdWDa— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) March 31, 2018
Further check by News Proof revealed that Gov, Akinwunmi Ambode may have since edited his earlier tweet as quoted by Punch Newspaper.
His tweet on the matter read:
We took a tour of the Eko Atlantic City with Mr. President. Eko Atlantic is a good example of what Public and Private partnership can do to the Nigerian economy. pic.twitter.com/Lmilg7Y9Cr— Akinwunmi Ambode (@AkinwunmiAmbode) March 31, 2018
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