The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) attention has been drawn to a fake letter of appointment circulating on social media purportedly issued to one Bashir Ahmad.
According to a statement signed by DPR’s Head of Public Affairs, Paul Osu, “This is the handiwork of some mischief ma kers hiding behind the veil of social media to spread fake news and mislead the public.
“We hereby advise members of the public to disregard the purported letter in its entirety as it is not from DPR.
“We wish to reiterate that employment into the Department is carried out in accordance with extant rules guiding such exercises in the Nigerian Public Service in line with due process.”
Dateline Nigeria reports that the purported letter had generated debate on social media, with many dismissing it as fake citing ‘contradictions and discrepancies’.
