Disregard any face book account attributed to me – Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe has warned the general public to disregard any facebook account attributed to him saying any facebook account bearing his name is fake.
In a press statement released today, Thursday signed by his special assistant on Media, Dr. Olukolade Oyeleye, Ogbe warned that users in Nigeria and outside the country should ignore any facebook account in his name.

The statement reads: “The public, both in Nigeria and outside, is hereby informed and advised to disregard any facebook account attributed to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh.

“This message is important as it has come to the attention of the Minister that some impersonators have been defrauding facebook users with the name, photographs of the Minister.

“It has become imperative to emphasize that, despite several earlier public warnings, some online impersonators have continued to open fake facebook accounts using his name and photographs in desperate attempts to defraud unsuspecting people. An earlier statement, issued on May 3rd, 2017, to warn the public about this scam is hereby re-emphasized, that Chief Ogbeh has no personal facebook account. Accordingly, all facebook accounts in his name are fake.

“It is important to stress that, although many such fake accounts have earlier been shut down by facebook repeatedly on the Minister’s request, more have continued to spring up, luring people with phony offers of agricultural loans, grants and bogus or non-existent government programs, aiming at defrauding the unsuspecting prospects”, the statement added.
The Minister revealed that the only personal social media account he currently keeps is a verified Twitter handle:@AuduOgbeh, the official verified Twitter account of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also, @FmardNg.

The statement also advised that the official facebook channel of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through which the Minister communicates, can be accessed adding that, “those who have decided to be friends with counterfeit facebook accounts purportedly bearing the Minister’s name are hereby advised to un-friend them.