Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has debunked the viral claim that President Muhammadu Buhari was set to marry a second wife, on Friday.
The claim which had gone viral on social media stated that the wedding would take place, on Friday, October 11 .
While Adesina debunked the claim, it was also gathered that the humanitarian minister whom the purveyors of the claim said the president was set to marry today was not currently in Nigeria.
The purveyors of the claim attributed it to undisclosed sources from the Presidency.
The claim which is gathering momentum under two trending hashtags on Twitter, #BUSA19 and #BUSA2019, stated that the woman the president is said to marry is the new minister for the newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.
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The purveyors of the claim also linked the purported wedding to the alleged prolonged absence of the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, at the presidential villa.
The wife of the president is currently on a trip to the United Kingdom.
verifies from Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity.
Adesina described the claim as ‘a deceptive manoeuvre’ by those who reportedly fabricated it.
Adesina confirmed that there was no marriage taking place at the Presidential Villa as stated in the viral claim.
Another presidency source who asked not to be named told the newspaper that there was no wedding taking place at the Presidential Villa neither was the president preparing for any wedding.
The source said the claim is entirely false. Sadiya Umar Farouq currently not in Nigeria If it is true, as the purveyor of the claims allege, that the wedding is taking place on October 11, today, one wonders while the supposed bride to be is not in Nigeria for the ceremony.