Politics
I’m in charge of this govt, not Daura, Buhari declares
President Muhammadu Buhari has denied rumours that his nephew, Mamman Daura is charge of happenings at the Presidency.
The President made the denial in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on Osasu Show on Saturday.
President Buhari was reacting to a question on insinuations that Mamman Daura, was acting as the unofficial president because of his alleged strong influence on him.
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Responding, the President said: “I don’t know where they got their information from. I stood for the election; I visited every local government in Nigeria by air, by road and so on. And we had one of the most credible elections. So, whoever feels that he has lost (out) somehow is his own problem, I have no problem.”
Daura was also fingered in a plagiarism speech incident that embarrassed the presidency recently, as Buhari was caught lifting a portion of a speech made by President Barack Obama a few years back.
Presidency later said a director was suspended for the incident but failed to mention a name.
President Buhari also spoke about the rehabilitation efforts of his administration in the Northeast, stating that it would ensure that all the funds donated for the purpose would be judiciously utilized, especially to end malnutrition among children in the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs Camps.
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews…
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david craig
October 30, 2016 at 4:14 pm
He definitely won’t come out to say Daura is the one in charge, nobody is expecting an otherwise answer from him.
yanju omotodun
October 30, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Yes. That is because he is the one in charge and no other persons else.
victoria wilson
October 30, 2016 at 4:19 pm
Someone was sacked and the name was not revealed to the general public. Loool, Jokers. The person shld have rendered an apology to the presidency and to Nigerians but at the end of day it is an APC govt, where they think evry1 is a fool like them.
Amaka Okoro
November 1, 2016 at 5:23 am
Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with this people. do they think we are mumu or stupid personnel they better be guided the why send information
JOHNSON PETER
October 30, 2016 at 7:15 pm
It’s better his uncle is in charge than his wife to be in charge like Jonathan.
Buhari is a man and not woman wrapper.
Amarachi Okoye
November 1, 2016 at 5:14 am
How sure are you buhari is not a woman wrapper. You better don’t look buhari as a nice person but as a gold digger
Amaka Okoro
November 1, 2016 at 5:32 am
Buhari is being greedy how can he give his nephew position and still come to public that he did not give any position