The Presidency has dismissed latest experiences suggesting that Vice President Kashim Shettima was barred from accessing the Presidential Villa, describing the claims as “deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood.”
In a press release issued on Saturday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Workplace of the Vice President), the Presidency mentioned the experiences have been “completely fabricated” with the clear intent to mislead the general public and sow discord throughout the highest ranges of presidency.
Nkwocha famous that the Vice President has, in latest occasions, grow to be the goal of sustained campaigns of misinformation aimed toward creating the phantasm of rigidity between him and President Bola Tinubu.
“These mischievous and completely fabricated experiences are all in a bid to trigger confusion and insinuate whole conflict within the Presidency,” he mentioned.
He added that the particular declare that armed army personnel prevented Shettima from getting into the Aso Rock Villa will not be solely baseless however a product of “wishful pondering” from the imaginations of malicious actors.
“The latest publication by some obscure blogs alleging that armed army items have barricaded the Vice President from accessing the Presidential Villa will not be solely the wildest expression of wishful pondering however a transparent indication that the purveyors of those tales have exhausted each ink and creativeness,” the assertion learn.
“It’s a story to date faraway from actuality that it will possibly solely be entertained by these unfamiliar with the internal workings of the Nigerian authorities.”
This improvement follows earlier makes an attempt to unfold falsehoods relating to political marketing campaign supplies bearing the picture of President Tinubu, claims that the Presidency additionally just lately denied. Nkwocha mentioned such actions are a part of a broader and determined technique to erode public belief within the Tinubu-Shettima administration.
“These tales mirror a determined try and undermine the President and his Deputy’s constancy to the rule of regulation and our structure,” Nkwocha said.
The Presidency emphasised that there isn’t a rift between Tinubu and Shettima, and such fabricated tales are a failed effort to distort the fact of a robust working relationship between the 2 leaders.
In keeping with Nkwocha, Vice President Shettima is undistracted and continues to carry out his constitutional duties diligently. He reiterated that Shettima has little interest in becoming a member of what he described as a “media circus” orchestrated by enemies of the administration.
“He doesn’t have the luxurious of time for distractions, significantly these born of the creativeness of people intent on creating smoke the place there isn’t a fireplace,” Nkwocha mentioned.
“It’s comprehensible, although regrettable, that the mischief-makers proceed to underestimate the energy of the bond and goodwill between the President and the Vice President.”
The Presidency referred to as on Nigerians and media professionals to stay vigilant and to confirm delicate political claims earlier than spreading them.
Nkwocha additionally praised patriotic residents who’ve actively rejected faux information and continued to help the administration.
He recommended Nigerians throughout all divides who proceed to specific goodwill in the direction of the Tinubu administration and who’ve taken it upon themselves to struggle the unfold of faux information.
