Good People, we must stop peddling fake news just to score cheap political points in Nigeria. I have received more than 20 messages and tweets indicating that students from Southeast were excluded from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) selection process due to the Fund’s decision not to travel to Enugu. Honestly, I was stunned to read those messages.
To check things, I called a director in the Fund to explain what was going on. According to him, they were unable to visit Enugu due to some security related issues (not a strong point I mentioned to him). Yet, the Fund did offer all Southeast candidates to interview virtually or to choose from one of Port-Harcourt, Abuja, Bauchi, Kaduna and Ibadan centers for the selection process.
And he sent me this link which has many guys from Southeast – https://lnkd.in/ed-N2xX8 . I have people I call whenever I want things in Nigeria; this man cannot do fake news to me.
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People, share this note with those peddling this fake news. Southeast scholars are still in the process. This is not to defend Nigeria. But rather, to defend facts and objectivity. To the national scholars, I wish all of you good luck.
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