The Canadian embassy in Nigeria
has tackled Dele Momodu, a prominent publisher, over an information he shared
concerning allowing Nigerian immigrants into the country.
The embassy denied reports that Justin
Trudeau, the country’s prime minister, pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari
to allow one million Nigerians enter Canada under a new employment and
migration programme.
The information which Momodu
shared on this is currently trending on social media.
He had quoted a spokesman of the
Canadian labour department as saying: “The programme’s website will be launched
next week and all available jobs will be listed. Currently there are over 6
million vacancies and we are hoping that Buhari allows at least one million
people from Nigeria.”
But the embassy, while replying
to Momodu’s tweet, said the development as claimed by the publisher “is false”.
It also said: “Nigerians are
welcome to apply to immigrate to Canada. For the real information on how to
apply, go to https://t.co/nvOkvSQzt4”
Also, while writing via its
Twitter handle, the embassy also asked Nigerians to “shine their eyes”
regarding any story on the issue.
It wrote: “If you see a story
online about moving to Canada that seems too good to be true – shine your eyes
well-well o!!!
“Over 4,200 Nigerians were
approved for permanent residency in Canada in 2017, which is almost double the
number from the year prior. Nigerians in Canada make important contributions to
both countries.
“If you’ve seen this link on your
social media timeline, don’t fall for it. This story is not true.”
If you've seen this link on your social media timeline, don't fall for it. This story is not true. For REAL information about travelling to Canada, go to https://t.co/nvOkvSQzt4. pic.twitter.com/ct2CIqaj05— Canada in Nigeria (@CanHCNigeria) April 16, 2019
If you've seen this link on your social media timeline, don't fall for it. This story is not true. For REAL information about travelling to Canada, go to https://t.co/nvOkvSQzt4. pic.twitter.com/ct2CIqaj05— Canada in Nigeria (@CanHCNigeria) April 16, 2019
If you don't know that Dele Momodu is the chief peddler of fake news then you're dulling.. He was the same person that said PDP had asked Femi Otedola to be its gubernatorial candidate for the 2019 Lagos election and that Femi agreed,, We all know that came out as false.. He should stick to Ovation magazine
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