By NEXTER
The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that the Vice President, Kashim Shettima has been barred from accessing the Presidential Villa.
In a statement issued on Saturday by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), the Presidency described the reports as “deliberate and well-planned orchestration of falsehood.”
It claimed the reports were meant to sow discord within the highest levels of government.
The statement said the Vice President has, in recent times, become the target of sustained campaigns of misinformation aimed at creating the illusion of tension between him and President Bola Tinubu.
“Let it be known that those pushing these falsehoods do so in vain. It is understandable, though regrettable, that the mischief-makers continue to underestimate the strength of the bond and goodwill between the President and the Vice President. However, their questionable sources or habitual reliance on misinformation have once again led them astray.
“These fairy tales they publish serve no purpose beyond mischief and distraction. The Vice President remains focused on his duties and on supporting the President in achieving the aspirations of Nigerians.
“He does not have the luxury of time for distractions, particularly those born of the imagination of individuals intent on creating smoke where there is no fire. He’s not and will never partake in their media circus. It is a futile pursuit, even by the standards of the morally indifferent,” it said.
