Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, has rubbished a report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari said he will not hand over power to president-elect Bola Tinubu.
Shehu, in his reaction to the report from Sahara Reporters, described it as outrageous and fake.
The media aide said: “How can you (Buhari) 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.”
Shehu noted that the Buhari government is already in a transition phase.
He confirmed that the Transition Committee is made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one.
According to Shehu, members of the committee meet on an almost daily basis, planning the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration.
He said: “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.”
