The spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has said the President Bola Tinubu administration is desperate for positive headlines.

This was after the Japanese government denied agreeing to issue special visa categories to Nigerians willing to live and work in Kisarazu.

The denial followed a statement signed by Abiodun Oladunjoye, director of information at the State House in Nigeria, who had said the Japanese government would create “a special visa category for highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Nigerians who want to move to Kisarazu to live and work”.

“Artisans and other blue-collar workers from Nigeria who are ready to upskill will also benefit from the special dispensation visa to work in Japan,” he added.

Following Japan's denial, ADC spokesperson slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Tinubu for spreading fake news.

He shared on X, "At #TICAD9, the APC Federal Government claimed that the Japanese authorities had agreed to issue 'special visa categories' to Nigerians.

"This denial by the Japanese authorities shows that the Tinubu/APC government have become so desperate for positive headlines that they would not mind spreading #FakeNews.

"The truth is, with this government, we don't know what to believe anymore. This embarrassment just has to stop."

ASA