The Presidency has said that recent media reports about alleged coup plots and damaging the country’s economy and discouraging foreign investment.
Speaking on ARISE News Prime Time programme on Thursday evening, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga argued that unverified reports about national security could extinguish investor confidence and harm Nigeria’s image abroad.
“When a country is looking for investment and media are shouting “coup attempt, It scares investors away.
“Stories like that can destroy the country’s reputation and economy. We need to wait for facts, evidence, not rumours”, Onanuga said.
-9News Nigeria.
