Atiku calls out media for reporting fake news about his 2019 presidential ambition

- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the news about his purported 2019 presidential declaration as fake

- Some media organisations had reported that Atiku declared his intention on Thursday, November 2, to run for the position

- He, however, lambasted the media outfits for peddling rumours

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted some media organisations for reporting fake news about his 2019 presidential ambition.

NAIJ.com reports that the Turaki of Adamawa said on his Twitter page, described the news as fake, which must be disregarded.

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Vanguard had reported that Atiku declared his intention to run for the most exalted seat during the 2019 presidential election.

Atiku calls out media for reporting fake news about his 2019 presidential ambition

Another newspaper, Business Day, also reported that the ex-Vice President declared his ambition to run for the seat of the president in 2019 general election.

Atiku calls out media for reporting fake news about his 2019 presidential ambition

The paper further said that Atiku made his declaration in a statement released in Abuja on Thursday night, November 2.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said that Nigeria is presently undergoing a division that is worse than it has probably ever experienced in its history.

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Source: Naija.ng

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