Nigeria's president Mohammadu Buhari.
The Presidency on Friday refuted a report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari said he would not hand over to Nigeria's President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
A recent report by Sahara Reporters quoted a source as saying, that the president told some of his close associates that he did not see himself handing over to Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023.
But, in reaction, the presidency described the report as fake.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, condemned Sahara Reporters for attributing a false quote to President Buhari, adding that it is "outrageous " for anyone to believe that the president would fail to transfer power to a person whom he vigorously campaigned and voted for.
Malam Shehu disclosed that 13 transition committees have been set up and are currently working daily on a hitch-free handover to a new administration.
He also said that President Buhari is eager to retire to an exciting life in his Daura community where the people are already preparing to welcome him back.
The statement said.: “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.
“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, Garba Shehu said.
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