The Nigerian Presidency has debunked the viral report that President Muhammadu Buhari told close associates that he will not hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
The Presidency described the said report as fake, adding that all preparations are in top gear for the handover activities and that the committee in charge of the handover is made up of the representatives of the government and that of the President-elect.
Africa Today News, New York has it that, President Buhari’s Daura community has started preparations to receive their son back after the successful administration of the country for two terms of eight years.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, stated: ‘The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it.
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‘How can you vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him? This beggars belief.
‘The situation of the Sahara Reporters is pretty pathetic since their ownership is politically partisan in today’s politics, in fact, a loser in the presidential election. Instead of talking about issues, they repeatedly sell lies in the hope that people believe them as truth.
‘The government is already in a transition phase. The Transition Committee made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one is meeting on an almost daily basis to plan the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration.
‘Thirteen committees as offshoots of the main committee, some, to arrange military drills and pulling out of President Buhari, are either all at work or soon to be. So far, everything is going very well and there is no indication of any hitches.
‘As for the President, the Daura community has begun their preparations to receive their son back after the successful administration of the country for two terms of eight years. He, for his part, is eager to return home to enjoy his retirement.’
In a related development, the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Bayo Onanuga has denied in strong terms the reports that went viral which alleged that Tinubu held a secret meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola in London, describing the report as grossly fake, misleading and malicious.