Date: 2015-03-06

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has disowned a fake Facebook account which is being used by unauthorized persons to solicit for campaigns contributions in his name. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, the state governor dissociated himself from the fake Facebook page ( www.facebook.com/abdulfatah.ahmed.754?fref=ts) and warned the public not to engage with the account under any guise, as it is fraudulent.

"Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed is not soliciting campaign funding through Facebook or any other social media platform. Neither is he promising gifts or anything else in exchange for votes. He is campaigning only on his laudable performance and what he plans to do in his second term by the grace of God. We hereby advise the public not to deal with the fake account, which we have referred to security agencies for investigation and possible prosecution.

"Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's official Facebook pages are www.facebook.com/Saimaigida and www.facebook.com/pages/Abdulfatah-Ahmed. We hereby disown and disclaim any other Facebook page(s) purporting to represent or masquerading as Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed as unauthorized and fraudulent. We hereby warn the operators of such accounts to desist henceforth as security agencies have been advised to fish out the culprits and bring them to justice accordingly."

"Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed thanks those members of the public who raised alarm about the fraudulent accounts and encourages other members of the public to remain vigilant and report any suspected criminal activity within and outside social media to the police and other security agencies".