Garba Shehu, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to reports circulating online that his principal told President Tinubu to shield some of those who worked in in his administration from any probe.
The former president’s aide debunked it as fake news especially as there was no one in the room at the time the two leaders met.
Mr. Shehu in a post he personally signed, said his principal will never intervene in the affairs of the present administration.
In his words, “If social media is to be believed, former President Muhammadu Buhari is requesting his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to investigate some former officials of his government.
“It is fake, let us not discuss it or give it energy or air of publicity. This is fake news, and nothing more.
“Thankfully, there was no one other than the two leaders in the room in which they met, so no one was there to report their conversation.
“As much as possible, the former President wishes to remain outside the spotlight so as not to distract the new administration.
“He chose to go home in Daura hoping to find the type of quiet he wished for himself but realizing that this was not the case, visitors trooping in morning, day and night, he moved out to a more distant place.
“It remains his wish that he be allowed to have his needed rest, and for the Tinubu administration to have the right atmosphere to work on the realisation of the promises they made”.
