*Daura already in high spirit awaiting arrival of President – Shehu

The Presidency in Nigeria has said that it never happened that President Muhammadu Buhari said he would not hand power to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Mallam Garba Shehu, who denounced the report he described as outrageous and fake, said in a statement dated March 24, 2023 and copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER that the Presidency “condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it.”

Asking, “How can you vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him? This beggars belief,” the Shehu, in the statement went on to say that, “The situation of the Sahara Reporters is pretty pathetic since their ownership is politically partisan in today’s politics.”

He simply settled the case by putting off publisher of the online newspaper as 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 statement said.

For the avoidance of doubt of everyone, the Presidential Spokesman said, “The government is already in transition phase. 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,” Garba Shehu said.