A Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President,
Garba Shehu, Sunday described as fake news a press release in
circulation to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered
the arrest and prosecution of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF)
President, Amaju Pinnick.
Also, the presidential media aide said the Federal Government has directed the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust and the order has been complied with.
Garba said: "A press release in circulation in the last 24 hours, to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Amaju Pinnick, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Chairman, is fake news because anyone familiar with the President’s unmitigated and unshakable commitment to the due processes of the law will not make such assumptions of the President.
"The position of the President that allegations of criminal nature should be addressed only by investigation and law enforcement agencies, within the framework of the law has not changed.
"It is not in the nature of President Buhari to say go and arrest that man or woman as formed the practice in the past.
"Rather, he allows all allegations of this nature to be addressed using the mechanism of the rule of law even as law enforcement and investigation agencies should not in any way be hampered in performing their duties.
"At the same time, nobody should drop names to seek to influence the course of those investigations."
Similarly, he said: "The Federal Government has directed the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust and the order has been complied with. Issues between the military and the newspaper as they affect the coverage of the war in the North-east will be resolved through dialogue."
Also, the presidential media aide said the Federal Government has directed the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust and the order has been complied with.
Garba said: "A press release in circulation in the last 24 hours, to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest and prosecution of Amaju Pinnick, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Chairman, is fake news because anyone familiar with the President’s unmitigated and unshakable commitment to the due processes of the law will not make such assumptions of the President.
"The position of the President that allegations of criminal nature should be addressed only by investigation and law enforcement agencies, within the framework of the law has not changed.
"It is not in the nature of President Buhari to say go and arrest that man or woman as formed the practice in the past.
"Rather, he allows all allegations of this nature to be addressed using the mechanism of the rule of law even as law enforcement and investigation agencies should not in any way be hampered in performing their duties.
"At the same time, nobody should drop names to seek to influence the course of those investigations."
Similarly, he said: "The Federal Government has directed the military to vacate the premises of Daily Trust and the order has been complied with. Issues between the military and the newspaper as they affect the coverage of the war in the North-east will be resolved through dialogue."
- DAILYTRUST
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