Presidency reacts to report that President Buhari doesn’t need to hand over to Tinubu

Key highlights

• The presidency denied stories that President Buhari is unwilling handy over to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu on the finish of his tenure on Could 29, 2023.
• It described the possession of Sahara Reporters that reported the information as politically partisan in at this time’s politics and a loser within the presidential election.
• The presidency stated the federal government is already within the transition section with the Transition Committee, made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one already assembly on an virtually each day foundation to plan the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration.

The presidency has denied media stories that President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t need to hand over to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on the finish of his tenure on Could 29, 2023, saying that such information is outrageous and faux.

This disclosure is contained in an announcement issued by the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, on Friday in Abuja.

Shehu stated that the federal government is already within the transition section with the Transition Committee, made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one already assembly on an virtually each day foundation to plan the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration.

What the presidency is saying

The presidential media aide stated;

• The Presidency needs to denounce as outrageous and faux, and condemns the pretend information brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it,” the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated in an announcement on Friday.
• “How are you going to vigorously marketing campaign for any person, vote for him after which say you gained’t hand over to him? This beggars perception.
• ‘’The state of affairs of the Sahara Reporters is fairly pathetic since their possession is politically partisan in at this time’s politics, in truth, a loser within the presidential election. As a substitute of speaking about points, they repeatedly promote lies within the hope that individuals consider them as fact.
• “The federal government is already in transition section. The Transition Committee made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one is assembly on an virtually each day foundation planning the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration,” he stated.
• “13 committees as offshoots of the principle committee, some, to rearrange navy drills and pulling out of President Buhari, are both all at work or quickly to be. Up to now, every thing goes very effectively and there’s no indication of any hitches.
• ‘’As for the President, the Daura neighborhood has begun their preparations to obtain their son again after the profitable administration of the nation for 2 phrases of eight years. He, for his half, is raring to return dwelling to get pleasure from his retirement.’

In case you missed it

• Recall that Sahara Reporters had on February 23, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari had reportedly instructed his shut associates that he doesn’t see himself handing over to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu.
• Sahara claimed that its sources stated the President knowledgeable a few of his shut associates that he doesn’t see himself handing over to the previous Lagos state governor.
• The sources stated, “President Buhari could also be able to cope with Tinubu now, he has instructed his shut aides and associates that he doesn’t see himself handing over to him on Could 29,” one of many sources stated. “He didn’t disclose why the thought so. May or not it’s that he’s afraid of handing over energy to him? We will’t say however his shut associates are already conscious of this.”

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