Garba Shehu, presidential
spokesman, says the service chiefs left the venue of the launch of ‘Next Level
2019’ after realising that it was a political event.
The Atiku Abubakar campaign
organisation had criticised the presence of the service chiefs at the event
organised to unveil President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard and blueprint for
his second term bid.
The event took place at the
Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Reacting in a statement issued on
Monday, Shehu said the service chiefs had wanted to witness the event but left
“even before the arrival of the president”.
The statement read: “They were
mistaken in their assumption that this was a non-political event, to showcase
the achievements of the administration, the success of which they are part.
“Hardly were they seated than did
the Minister of Defence, retired Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali ask them to leave as
this was a political gathering.
“They quickly left, even before
the arrival of the President and for the event to get underway. The fuss over this
is therefore absolutely unnecessary.”
The Next Level launch was
witnessed by All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, cabinet ministers, APC
members of the national assembly and the president’s campaign organisation.
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