Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has denied claims that he rebuffed efforts from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to blackmail the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the United States.
Recently, reports surfaced on social media that Onyema had been suspended from the party for refusing to blackmail Obi.
The claims, according to Francisca Omayuli, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are malicious.
Omayuli urged Nigerians to disregard the reports, claiming it has no iota of truth in it.
“The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to a story circulating on social media that the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama, has been suspended by his party, the All Progressives Congress because as alleged, ‘he was sent to the United States to blackmail Peter Obi, and he declined the request’.
“The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs states that there is no iota of truth to the mischievous allegations.”