By Olawale Lamina
The Federal Government has debunked the news making rounds that human rights activist Aisha Yesufu and 35 others were recently awarded national honours by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This came to the fore on the social media Friday, and sparked heated debates, especially among supporters of the Tinubu administration, following the inclusion of Yesufu, a well-known critic of the government.
The viral document lists 102 names, just as President Tinubu had on Thursday, June 13, announced only 66 awardees during his Democracy Day address at the joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayii reacted by dismissing the circulating document as “fake news.”
Ajayi sin a Facebook post said: “The story on a viral list of national honours featuring the name of Aisha Yesufu and others credited to the Leadership newspaper is fake news. It should be ignored, adding further that, “The Presidency has not issued fresh names for national honour different from the ones in President Tinubu’s address to the joint sitting of the National Assembly yesterday.”
Aisha Somtochukwu Yesufu (born, is a Nigerian political activist and businesswoman.
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