THE Presidency has refuted report that Vice President Kashim Shettima was denied access to the Presidential Villa.
In a statement on Saturday, April 18, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (office of the Vice-President), Stanley Nkwocha, described the report as “deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood”.
Nkwocha said the publication was far from the truth. He said only those unfamiliar with Nigeria’s government operations would believe such a ‘false’ information.
He advised the public to ignore the report and urged the media to rely on credible sources.
He alleged that there had been a coordinated effort to spread false information about the Vice President and his office, using various tactics.
”These mischievous and fabricated reports are all in a bid to cause confusion and insinuate total clash in the presidency.
“These reports seek to mislead the public into believing there’s discord at the highest levels of government,” he said.
According to him, the latest report claimed the Vice President was refused entry to the Villa, which he described as a feeble attempt to tarnish Shettima’s image.
He emphasised that nothing as such happened and claimed reports from some blogs about armed military units blocking the Vice President’s access to the Villa were wishful thinking and a sign that the spreaders of such tales had run out of ideas.
He said it was regrettable that people behind such information continued to underestimate the strong bond between the President and Vice President.
.He posited that Shettima remained focused on his duties and on supporting the president to achieve the aspirations of Nigerians.
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