Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing the Oyo South Senatorial District, has warned the public about a phony Facebook account created in his name to defraud gullible Nigerians.
The legislator referred to the behavior as criminal and cautioned his constituents against interacting with the impostor in a statement released by his media office Sunday.
Alli emphasized that he never uses social media for commercial or financial activities.
“We strongly advise the public not to transact with or communicate with anyone acting on behalf of Senator Alli on social media platforms, especially Facebook, Messenger, or any other similar channels,” the statement read.
“The Senator does not use social media to solicit money, private information, or business transactions.”
The senator urged the people to report suspicious activity and to exercise caution.
The message further said, “Anyone with information about the impostor is kindly urged to report to the nearest police station for necessary action.”
In the meantime, the lawmakers’ decision to look into state spending during the six-month emergency rule may be the catalyst for an impending conflict between the Rivers State House of Assembly and the immediate past Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.).
After President Bola Tinubu abolished the emergency rule and ordered Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and lawmakers to return to their positions, Ibas reportedly resigned as state administrator on September 17.
The Assembly, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Amaewhule, decided to look into financial transactions that took place during that time at its first plenary after resumption.
“To investigate the process of knowing what transpired during the emergency rule with regard to spending from the consolidated revenue fund for the award of contracts and other expenditures,” the legislators stated.
In response, Ibas said that since the Assembly did not appoint him, they lacked the power to look into him.
Hector Igbikiowubu, his Senior Special Adviser on Media, told Punch on Sunday that the investigation was essentially a challenge to the National Assembly, which oversaw his tenure, and the President, who selected him.
But he dismissed their decision as “commentary,” calling any investigation into the former administrator pointless.
