May 29 Hand Over Date Remains Sacrosanct – Presidency

By Ayodele Oni

President Mohammadu Buhari is more than prepared to hand over to the president elect, Bola Tinubu come May 29.

The statement is coming from the presidency against report in some online media to the effect that Buhari will not hand over to his successor.

A statement on Friday signed by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, stated that “The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news brigade for attributing a false quote to President Muhammadu Buhari and circulating it.

“How can you vigorously campaign for somebody, vote for him and then say you won’t hand over to him? This beggars belief.

“The situation is pretty pathetic since the ownership of the medium which cartied the News is politically partisan in today’s politics, in fact a loser in the presidential election.

“Instead of talking about issues, they repeatedly sell lies in the hope that people believe them as truth.

“The government is already in transition phase. The Transition Committee, made up of representatives of the outgoing administration and the incoming one is meeting on an almost daily basis planning the handover to the Tinubu/Shettima administration.

“Thirteen committees as offshoots of the main committee, some, to arrange military drills and pulling out of President Buhari, are either all at work or soon to be. So far, everything is going very well and there is no indication of any hitches.

“As for the President, the Daura community has begun  preparations to receive their son back after the successful administration of the country for two terms of eight years. He, for his part, is eager to return home to enjoy his retirement.”