Presidency Denies Plot To Harass Tinubu

The presidency has denied an alleged plot to harass Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu.

It has been recently reported that the former Lagos state governor was put under surveillance over an alleged plot against President Muhammadu Buhari.
Premium Times reports that Garba Shehu, the president’s senior special assistant, issued a statement, in which he advised Nigerians to ignore the story because it is false and baseless.
“The attention of the presidency has been drawn to a false and sensational story by a leading
newspaper to the effect that a pillar of the governing party, the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is “under security watch over alleged plot against Buhari.”

“We wish to confirm without any equivocation that the Asiwaju is not of any particular interest to any arm of the security services. The relationship between him and the president can not be better than it is at the moment.
“According to the perverted logic of the newspaper, the respected leader of the APC is into a plot against the leader of the country. The presidency is unaware of any such plots against the President.
“I got on the phone a short while ago with General Babagana Munguno, (Rtd), the National Security Adviser and the Director General of the SSS, Lawal Daura who both dismissed the published reports as acts of pure mischief. They are not aware of the Asiwaju being on any kind of watch.
“It would appear that a competition is on between two or three newspaper establishments on how best to breach the excellent relationship between the pillars of our party and government.