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We didn’t give Buhari award – MLK Centre

The Martin Luther King Centre has denied giving President Muhammadu Buhari a leadership and anti-corruption award as was insinuated by the Presidency yesterday. President Buhari had received an award from a group puporting an association with Martin Luther King. The award was said to be part of the King’s family activities marking the Black History […]

Tobi Idowu

8 years ago

We didn’t give Buhari award – MLK Centre

The Martin Luther King Centre has denied giving President Muhammadu Buhari a leadership and anti-corruption award as was insinuated by the Presidency yesterday.

President Buhari had received an award from a group puporting an association with Martin Luther King.

The award was said to be part of the King’s family activities marking the Black History Month.

However, after a lot of requests, emanating from the controversy the award generated in Nigeria, the late Civil Right activist’s centre denounced the award on its official Twitter account, @TheKingCenter.

Find the tweet below;

The award given to President Buhari of Nigeria was not given by The King Center, at the request of The King Center or by the children of #MLK and #CorettaScottKing. @MrFixNigeria

— The King Center (@TheKingCenter) March 28, 2018