Presidency yesterday said that President Mohammadu Buhari was quoted out
\nof context in saying that his government would only recognize the zones
\nthat voted for him during the election.<\/p>\n
President Buhari was captured in a video during his recent U.S visit
\nsaying, \u201cconstituencies that gave me 97% cannot in all honesty be treated
\nequally, on some issues, with constituencies that gave me 5 %, I think
\nthese are political realities, while certainly there will be justice for
\neverybody, everybody will get his constitutional rights, but while the
\nparty in constituencies that by their sheer hard work they made sure that
\nthey got their people to vote and to ensure their votes count, they must
\nfeel that the government has appreciated the effort they put in putting
\nthe government in place. I see this as really fair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking in reaction to the statement, Senior Special Assistant to the
\npresident on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said the insinuation
\nwas a \u201csocial media commentary\u201d that was not tenable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is a social media commentary. Whoever says that is just making a
\nsocial media commentary, which is a discussion, not regulated in
\naccordance with journalism ethics. What the president meant to say was
\nthat the world of politics is seen as a reward system by which people
\nexpect to derive maximum support from giving maximum support and he meant
\nto say that he is a different kind of leader and will govern in the
\ninterest of all.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe repeated his famous quote that I belong to everybody and I belong to
\nno one. He said he will be fair to all irrespective of how they voted and
\nwent on to say that the constitution of the country makes it compulsory
\nfor every Nigerian government to run all in livid administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder our constitution, everyone and every part of the country is
\nprotected. That is what he meant to say. So, that line was taken out of
\nthe context in which the statement was made. Taking together in its
\ncontest, president intended to reassure all the parts of this country that
\nnone will be neglected\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
Also speaking on whether NNDC board was among the federal boards dissolved
\nrecently by the president, Shehu stated that the General Service Officer,
\nGSO, in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
\nSGF office has clarification on who is involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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