Femi Adesina says the presidency
is not worried by the derogatory comment allegedly made by Donald Trump about
President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to a report by
Financial Times, the US president reportedly told his aides he never wanted to
meet someone as lifeless as Buhari again.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a
Channels Television programme, Adesina said the presidency has no official
position on the alleged comment.
The special adviser to the
president on media and publicity said the information is not ascribed to
anybody, hence it is “not verified”.
“If it is unverified as it came
out, then the presidency has no comment. It does not pass any concerns of good
journalism,” the presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
When asked if there are concerns
that the comment could have a carry-over effect on public opinion about the
president ahead of the 2019 elections, Adesina said the statement is
inconsequential.
He said Nigeria’s 2019 elections
cannot be influenced by a foreign power.
“No, it won’t. Nigerians are the
ones that would ultimately elect their president; no foreign power will
determine who gets elected,” he said.
“That does not worry us because
it is unsubstantiated, unverified. anybody could have planted it, you know that
in the jostle for power people can do anything.”
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