The Senator-Elect for Kwara Central, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has dismissed the claim that he was the masterminder and owner of an online financial grant programme for the payment of petty cash to unsuspecting residents of Kwara State.
The newly elected federal lawmaker, in a statement released by his media office revealed that the programme with the label ”Sen. Soliu Mustapha N10,000 Complimentary Fund” is handiwork of unknown fraudulent persons who even found it difficult to spell the name of the incoming parliamentarian, correctly.
The statement reads, “According to information at our disposal, the fraudsters behind the scheme asked unsuspecting members to apply for a token of appreciation following Mallam Saliu Mustapha’s election victory.
“The media office of the Senator-elect refutes the alleged scheme and any other claims made in this manner.
“The media office also wishes to inform the public that the official social media accounts of the Senator-elect continue to serve as the most dependable and authentic sources of information from his office:
The statement implored members of the public to ignore any information which was not produced by the official social media page.
It advised the people to be careful and not allow themselves to be defrauded by any social media fraudsters, in the name of social media scheme.