He Never Gets Sick? Bukola Saraki Breaks Silence on Social Media Post Linking him to Viral Medical Report

He Never Gets Sick? Bukola Saraki Breaks Silence on Social Media Post Linking him to Viral Medical Report

  • A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, said he has nothing to do with a medical post
  • A post had gone viral earlier on social media linking Saraki's good health to him cleaning blood vessels
  • Speaking on the report, the former Senate president urged Nigerians to disregard pages or posts that use his photos, videos, to market their products

Nigeria's former Senate President Bukola Saraki has distanced himself from a viral post where his picture was used to advertise a medical product on social media.

Saraki in a Twitter post on Monday, January 24, described the report that he never gets sick because he cleans blood vessels as fake news.

Bukola Saraki
Bukola Saraki has urged Nigerians to disregard and report any fake social media brands using his photos, videos, or name to market their products. Photo credit: Bukola Saraki
Source: Facebook

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain went on to note that the social media pages using his photos, videos to market their products have been reported.

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The former Kwara state governor on his Twitter handle shared:

Do you have a groundbreaking story you would like us to publish? Please reach us through info@corp.legit.ng!

“Please disregard and report any fake social media brands, pages or posts that use photos, videos, or my name to market their products. The pages have been reported. Thank you!"

FCT PDP endorses former Senate president’s 2023 presidential bid

In a previous report by Legit.ng, the Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed Saraki as their presidential candidate.

The endorsement was announced at a stakeholders meeting of the party on Saturday, December 4, 2021, following a motion moved by a chieftain, Alhaji Ogah Doma.

The motion for the adoption of Saraki as the choice of the north-central was seconded and unanimously adopted by all present.

The FCT party leaders observed shortly before the announcement that the PDP needs a candidate from the north-central to win the next poll.

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Saraki speaks on defection, 2023 presidency

Meanwhile, Saraki reacted to speculations that he may dump the PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Saraki while ruling out plans to abandon the opposition during an interview programme on Arise News TV on Tuesday morning, October 26, 2021, said he is a team player.

There have been rumours that the ex-governor of Kwara state will pitch his tent with the ruling party for the 2023 election if he fails to get the presidential ticket of the PDP.

Source: Legit.ng

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Oluwatobi Bolashodun Oluwatobi Bolashodun is a journalist with six years of working experience in the media industry. She graduated from Babcock University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication. Oluwatobi is a former Legit.ng Current Affairs Editor, mostly writing on political, educational, and business topics.