
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Presidency has cleared the air over reports that Nigeria's president is to embark on a 20-day vacation.
The Presidency has dismissed reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will be embarking on 20 day vacation abroad.
The clarification was made on Monday after reports surfaced on
social media claiming that Buhari will on Wednesday embark on a 20-day
vacation to the United Kingdom, UK, Saudi Arabia and Austria.
However, Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina urged Nigerians to discountenance the report.
In a statement released by Adesina, the presidential aide accused enemies of the country as those behind the falsehood.
He said: “Purveyors of fake and concocted Information are
currently on overdrive, and Nigerians are urged to be careful what they
consume as news, and also share with others, particularly from the
social media.
“An unfounded information has been making the rounds that
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to travel to the United Kingdom for
20 days, and from there proceed to Saudi Arabia, and then Austria.
Fake. It is nothing but falsehood from mischievous minds.”
Adesina stated that Buhari’s family members, government
officials are victims of what he termed orchestrated falsehood in the
country.
“Members of the First Family, Ministers, top government
officials, the military, and other key institutions, are equally objects
of this orchestrated falsehood, coming from enemies of national
cohesion.
“We urge Nigerians to be discriminatory about what they accept
as credible information and restrain themselves from sharing what they
have not authenticated as genuine. That is how we can all collectively
beat the malevolent minds at their pernicious games,” he added.
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