There was consternation in several
quarters in Abuja and beyond over the weekend as rumours circulated that
President Muhammadu Buhari had passed on at a London hospital where he
was said to be receiving treatment.
As the day wore on, the rumours gained
ground after a news website published a story that the President was
dead. The rumour soon spread like wild fire in different parts of the
country with many Nigerians making frantic phone calls to ascertain the
story’s accuracy.
The presidency however said on Saturday that there was no truth in the news.
Buhari had on Thursday travelled to
London, United Kingdom, after writing to the National Assembly that he
would be proceeding on a vacation and that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would be performing the duties of the President while he was away.“The report is hogwash,” the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, simply said.
Adesina also denied the report on his Twitter handle, praying for those behind it to repent.
“Best wishes to all who wish PMB well. As for those who carry evil rumours, may they receive grace to repent,” he said.
The Senior Special Assistant to the
President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also took to his Twitter
handle to deny the report.
Shehu wrote, “He is alive and well.
President Buhari is not magical. He cannot be holidaying in the UK and
be in Germany, dead or alive at the same time.
“He is unlike a past president, who was
at Ota with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and attending the Trump inauguration
in DC, being in two places at the same time.”
SENIOR Pastor of
Harvesters International Christian Centre, Pastor Bolaji Idowu has
thrown his weight behind codes and regulations that would ensure
accountability among churches.
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