The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has debunked reports circulating in both traditional and online media suggesting that the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing Sessions have been relocated from Abuja to London.
Idris made the clarification during his opening remarks at the eighth edition of the briefing series, held Friday at the National Press Centre, Abuja.
Also present at the session were the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev; and the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi.
Reacting to the claim of a purported foreign venue, Idris described the rumour as baseless.
“The insinuation that the press briefing session is relocating abroad is false because we have our responsibility first to the Nigerian nation,” he said.
“That is why we invite these ministers to come here and address Nigerians and those outside the country, directly from the National Press Centre, here in Abuja.
“The only platform that the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation provided for the briefing session, is right here,” the minister stated emphatically.
Addressing a separate angle of the rumour, Idris pointed out that Senator David Umahi, who was reportedly listed as one of the ministers billed to unveil President Tinubu’s achievements at a press event in London, had denied the report and was physically present at the Abuja briefing.
The Ministerial Press Briefing Sessions are designed to provide Nigerians with updates on the activities and milestones of the current administration across various sectors.
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