With the "embarrassment" involving American actress and model, Naomi Campbell, yet to die down, the presidency has been thrown into another controversy.
This time around it is centers on the Eko Atlantic City. The project situated in the Victoria Island part of Lagos is a planned coastal city being constructed on reclaimed land from the Atlantic Ocean.
On Friday, governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari had during his two-day visit to the state inaugurated the city.
“We took a tour of the Eko Atlantic City with Mr. President as he officially commissioned the project,” Ambode had tweeted.
We took a tour of the Eko Atlantic City with Mr. President as he officially commissioned the project. Eko Atlantic is a good example of what Public and Private partnership can do to the Nigerian economy.
The governor’s statement however, did not go down well with some Nigerians, who accused him of propaganda. They said the same project had been inaugurated by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
We took a tour of the Eko Atlantic City with Mr. President as he officially commissioned the project. Eko Atlantic is a good example of what Public and Private partnership can do to the Nigerian economy. pic.twitter.com/S8rjHFlQtO
Haba @AkinwunmiAmbode how many propaganda left to go the same project was commissioned by BRF and @GEJonathan with president @BillClinton in attendance.
Amid the controversy, the presidency announced on Saturday that Buhari had no business inaugurating the project.
It tweeted that the president only toured the Eko Atlantic City as part of the activities marking his visit to the state.
“President Buhari did not commission or launch Eko Atlantic City,” it said, adding: “His visit was a tour, as part of his two-day official visit to Lagos state, and the plaque he unveiled was to commemorate the visit to the site.”
President @MBuhari did not commission or launch Eko Atlantic City. His visit was a tour, as part of his 2-day Official Visit to Lagos State, and the plaque he unveiled was to commemorate the visit to the site. twitter.com/ngrpresident/s…
It is not known if Ambode will delete his earlier tweet and play along with the presidency’s narrative — like Ms Campbell did; or whether he will stand his ground that the president actually inaugurated the project.
This is not the first time that controversy has emerged over projects. When Buhari visited Plateau state some weeks back, Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, said Buhari inaugurated a bridge which Jonathan opened while in office.
Meanwhile, the presidency is still struggling to lay to rest the dust raised over the “award” or “commemorative plaque” given to Buhari by the family of the late Martin Luther King.
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