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Osun state government has denied report making rounds that it planned to convert a state poverty for private use.
Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Hon Kolapo Alimi in a statement noted that cybercrime act is invoked to determine where the peddlers of fake news got the falsification from.
“Our attention has been drawn to a fake news published by a platform known for its consistent spreading of false news which is increasingly bringing pressure for the invocation of the cyber crime act.
“We strongly state that the state government is not converting any state property including the NNPC mega station for private use as headlined in the false publication. Even the published letter from the state investment company never mentions anything like conversion to private use but emphasizes the need for review of the state business interest.
“Where the peddlers of fake news got the falsification from is what will be determined when the cybercrime act is invoked.
“We assure the public that the state government is committed to protection of public properties and profitable management of state investment. This administration is not like the paymaster of the purveyor of fake news who carted away government vehicles and looted government quarters after their defeat in July 2022”, the statement noted.
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