SAN FRANCISCO, January 19, (THEWILL) – The Presidency has debunked a news report quoting President Muhammadu Buhari as saying he does not know whether he would contest the 2019 presidential election.
Buhari, in a report by Reuters, was quoted to have granted a radio interview in which he allegedly said that he did not know whether he would seek re-election in 2019.
Reuters had cited Buhari as saying in the interview that the decision was both personal and also one for all Nigerians.
However, the Presidency, through Buhari’s Personal Assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad, denied the interview, saying the person who allegedly granted the interview was not Buhari.
Responding in a series of tweets, the Presidency added that Buhari feels that it’s too early to start talking about next year elections when there are so many important and pressing issues on his desk.
“Good afternoon Reuters, could you kindly provide more details on this your report, which radio interview did President @MBuhari talk about 2019 election? #FakeNewsAlert,” Ahmad tweeted.
“This report from @Reuters is NOT true, President @MBuhari didn’t grant any radio interview where he talked about 2019 election, for Mr. President, it’s too early to start talking about next year elections when there are so many important and pressing issues on his desk.”
Meanwhile, Reuters has deleted the fake story having discovered it was untrue.
