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General News of Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

DPR denies Bashir Ahmad’s appointment

DPR denies appointing Bashir Ahmad DPR denies appointing Bashir Ahmad

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied the rumors it has appointed the Personal Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad to lead one of its units.

DPR has since described the rumors as fake since they went rife on social media.

It attributes the letter making the rounds in social media to the handwork of mischief makers hiding behind the veil of social media to spread fake news and mislead the public.

In the same vein, Bashir Ahmad on Monday denied being given a secret appointment in a unit under the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) by President Muhammadu Buhari, PMNews Nigeria said.





In a statement by DPR signed by Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs; where it disowned the fake appointment letter circulating on social media, it said: “The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) attention has been drawn to a fake letter of appointment circulating on social media purportedly issued to one Bashir Ahmad.

“This is the handiwork of some mischief makers hiding behind the veil of social media to spread fake news and mislead the public.
We hereby advise members of the public to disregard the purported letter in its entirety as it is not from DPR.

“We wish to reiterate that employment into the Department is carried out in accordance with extant rules guiding such exercises in the Nigerian Public Service in line with due process.”