THE minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has refuted claims that the All Progressives Congress suspended him for turning down a mission to blackmail Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the presidential election scheduled for February 25, saying that it is untrue.
According to the social media rumor, Onyeama was allegedly supposed to complete the task in the United States.
Francisca Omayuli, the spokeswoman for the ministry of foreign affairs, reportedly urged the public to ignore the accusation in a statement today.
The statement read, “The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to a story circulating on social media that the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama, has been suspended by his party, the All Progressives Congress because as alleged, ‘he was sent to the United States to blackmail Peter Obi, and he declined the request’.
“The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs states that there is no iota of truth to the mischievous allegations.
“The general public is, therefore, called upon to disregard the story.”
