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The Martin Luther King, Jr Centre has denied giving any leadership and anti-corruption award to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President recently received an award of leadership and anti- corruption from a group said to be associated with Martin Luther King.
The award was said to be part of the King’s family activities marking the Black History Month.
While presenting the award, a nephew to King, Isaac Newton-Farris, urged Nigerians to allow Mr. Buhari continue as Nigerian president because of his tremendous achievement.
But on Wednesday, the King Centre, which is a memorial of the late preacher and civil rights activist, responding to a request for clarification from a Nigerian, distanced itself from the award.
It tweeted: “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”