Senator Ike Ekweremadu, deputy president of the Senate has disassociated himself from fake facebook account used by con men to defraud members of the public.
A statement made available to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek by Uche Anichukwu, special adviser (Media) to the Deputy President of the Senate, reads that: “SENATOR EKWEREMADU HAS NO FACEBOOK ACCOUNT”.
He said: “The attention of the Office of the Deputy President of the Senate has been drawn to the activities of impostors who open Facebook accounts in the name of His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, CFR”.
According to Anichukwu, the intents of the defaulters, are to engage in shady deals and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
“Our teeming supporters and members of the public are hereby warned not to have anything to do with any of such Facebook accounts, as they have absolutely nothing to do with Senator Ike Ekweremadu or Office of the Deputy President of the Senate.
“Distinguished Senator Ike Ekweremadu has no Facebook account and anyone dealing with or communicating with anyone who claims to be the Deputy President of the Senate on any matter, including contracts, appointments, scholarships, sponsorship, etc is certainly doing so at his or her or risk. The person is obviously dealing with fraudsters.
“His scholarship scheme and other empowerment programmes are handled by the Ikeoha Foundation, a nongovernmental and not-for-profit organisation he founded in 1997. Annual scholarship programmes and bursary awards are usually advertised and the beneficiaries selected based on pre-determined criteria,” Anichukwu added.