Tag: Garba Shehu

Flood Prevention – President Buhari Gives Minister 90 Days to Produce a Plan

25Oct

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Environment, News, Nigeria

Flood Prevention – President Buhari Gives Minister 90 Days to Produce a Plan

Following the flooding that has ravaged many parts of the country with the attendant loss of lives, President Buhari has given the Minister of Water Resources 90 days to produce a plan on Flood prevention. In a statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, he made it known that the president has given the Minister of Water Resources 90 days to produce a plan on flood prevention. https://twitter.com/GarShehu/status/1584599398201581568 Details of the post can be found below: "President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster i...

Garba Shehu Reacts to Buhari’s Unscheduled Return, Buhari’s London trip stands

6Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Garba Shehu Reacts to Buhari’s Unscheduled Return, Buhari’s London trip stands

The Presidency has explained President Muhammadu Buhari’s scheduled trip to the United Kingdom for medical checkup stands. Buhari, on Friday afternoon, returned to Abuja from a three-day visit to Nairobi in Kenya where he participated in United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 50th-anniversary event. The President, who touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 1 pm, was initially scheduled to proceed to London from Nairobi, for two-week medical checks. However, the Presidency confirmed the initial plans for the President’s trip to London for his medical checks remain. See Also: London Trip: Buhari has no Need to Transfer Power to Osinbajo – Presidency Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Sh...

Jonathan’s Govt Tried To Bend Electoral System Against Buhari – Garba Shehu

1Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Jonathan’s Govt Tried To Bend Electoral System Against Buhari – Garba Shehu

The Presidency has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration worked assiduously to bend the electoral system in its bid to scuttle the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration worked assiduously to bend the electoral system in its bid to scuttle the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled, ‘Assent into law of the electoral act 2022: Landmark moment for the nation’. The Presidency argued that Jonathan’s government tried everything within its po...

Presidency Explains Buhari’s Absence at Late COAS Burial

26May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria

Presidency Explains Buhari’s Absence at Late COAS Burial

The presidency has disclosed the reason why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the funeral of late chief of army staff Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers who died in an air crash. It was earlier reported that there was furore over the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo at the funeral ceremony, in which many Nigerians, who condemned the action, described it as ‘lack of empathy.’ Although Buhari had in a statement released by his spokesman Femi Adesina, expressed sadness over the air crash condoling with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.” But Nigerians were displeased over the president’s absence at the...

Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

14Apr

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Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Terrorism

Presidency Reaffirms July Delivery of Six Super Tucano

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to end insurgency in the country. The Presidency said the fight against insecurity will be revved up soon with the expected arrival of six Super Tucano light attack aircraft from the United States (U.S.) mid-July. Already, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 14 personnel are in Georgia, U.S. for training on how to deploy the jets. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @GarShehu, on Tuesday. According to him, another batch of six fighter aircraft would be delivered shortly after the mid-July date of the first batch. Shehu also posted a short video of the NAF personnel in test flight operations with the combat jets. He twitted: “Test flight operations ...

Nobody Can Bring Down Buhari-led Govt. – Presidency

26Mar

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Biafra, Interview, News, Security

Nobody Can Bring Down Buhari-led Govt. – Presidency

The Presidency, on Friday, declared that nobody can bring down the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made the declaration on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ program monitored by Africannewstoday. Shehu described secession agitators as “charlatans” sponsored to bully the President thinking he will cower or panic. He maintained that the Buhari administration will not be kicked out of power by any group through blackmail. The Presidency stressed that the Buhari administration was democratically elected. It, therefore, advised power-grabbers to wait for two more years to take over power in 2023 through the ballot boxes. Growing disaffection, dissatisfaction and insecurity in the country ...

8Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Breaking News, Economy, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Trade

President Buhari To Reopen Borders Soon

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, had a closed door meeting with the nation’s 36 state governors on the security challenges across the country. He explained that the closure of the nation’s land borders was partly an attempt to control the smuggling of weapons and drugs. African News Today had earlier reported that state governors did not speak with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Presidency has now issued a statement quoting Buhari as asking the state governors to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will aid the work of security agencies. The statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, wa...

Presidency Speaks on the Arrest of Suspended EFCC Acting Chairman, Magu

12Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Presidency Speaks on the Arrest of Suspended EFCC Acting Chairman, Magu

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE A series of documented allegations were made against the Ag. Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Following a preliminary review of the allegations leveled against the Ag. Chairman and several other members of his staff, there were grounds for a detailed investigation to be conducted. Hence, an investigative panel was constituted in compliance with the extant laws governing the convening of such a body. As is the proper procedure, when allegations are made against the Chief Executive of an institution, and in this case an institution that ought to be seen as beyond reproach, the Chief Executive has to step down from his post and allow for a transparent and unhindered investigation. The EFCC does not revolve around the person...

Nigeria: Presidency Describes Punch Newspapers as “Disrespectful of the President and His Office”

6Sep

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Fulani Herdsmen, Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Nigeria: Presidency Describes Punch Newspapers as “Disrespectful of the President and His Office”

The Presidency has described the Punch Newspapers as "disrespectful of the President and his office". This was in response to an editorial published by the Punch Newspapers on the 4th of September. In the editorial, the paper had accused President Buhari of being indifferent to the killings by the herdsmen. Responding to this editorial, Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and publicity said "We reject the September 4th, 2018, editorial of the media house which alleged that President Buhari had sympathy for criminality perpetuated by a misguided group. "The editorial was not only disrespectful of the President and his office, but was also reckless, thoughtless, inflammatory and totally irresponsible. "It is steadily becoming clear from the views, n...

Opinion: A President Only Deserves a Second Term Because He Can WORK, Not Because He Can WALK – Reno Omokri

22Aug

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Fitness and Wellbeing, News, Nigeria

Opinion: A President Only Deserves a Second Term Because He Can WORK, Not Because He Can WALK – Reno Omokri

arba Sheu This is the response former aid to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri gave to Garba Shehu's claim that President was fit to run for a second term having trekked for 800 meters yesterday. In a series of tweets, Reno said that since he jogs 5 miles daily, he was clearly better suited for the job. He statement read thus: "Garba Shehu says Buhari is good for a 2nd term not because of the economy he gave Nigeria (he wrecked it) not for the security he gave (Nigeria is insecure), not for the jobs he gave Nigeria (we lost 11 million jobs under him). But because he walked 800 meters today. See Also: Nigeria: President Buhari Treks a “Whooping” 800 Meters "Garba Shehu says because Buhari walked for 800 meters today he is ready for a 2nd term. How can you sell a ca...