The Presidency on Friday said it is fake news for anyone to insinuate that he will not be handing over power to President elect Bola Tinubu come May 29.
A statement by Garba Shehu which was in rebuttal to an online publication (Not NPO Reports) where it was alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari told some associates of his he may not hand over to Tinubu.
“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,” the statement read
The statement queried how a president would “vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him?”
“This beggars belief,” it lamented
It went ahead, “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.”
It said the government is already in transition phase adding “The Transition Committee, made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one is meeting on an almost daily basis planning 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.”