Nothing’ll stop President Buhari from leaving May 29 – Presidency

The presidency has again assured Nigerians that nothing will stop President Muhammadu Buhari from leaving office on May 29.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said the president would not be persuaded into tweaking the constitution or implementing activities that may undermine a peaceful handover of power on May 29, 2023.

“Given his own disposition, nobody would dare come into the Villa today and say, President Buhari, stay back don’t handover,” Shehu said at the State House mosque on Friday evening, where President Buhari observed the Tafsir which had been ongoing for the past two weeks.

There have been reports of plot to stall President-elect Bola Tinubu’s inauguration and install an interim national government.

Speaking on the issue, Shehu argued that talks about an interim government did not emanate from the presidency and Nigerians can rest assured that “nothing will change” the handing over date.

“You can see clearly that he’s looking at the exit door and absolutely nothing will stop President Muhammadu Buhari from leaving on May 29.

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“Nigerians can rest assured that from here, nothing will change. Before this time, persuaders would have filled up this place, begging the President to stay, amend the constitution, and change the rules.

“But given his own disposition, nobody would dare come into the Villa today and say, President Buhari, stay back, don’t hand over.”