By Ahmed Idris
The Presidency said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari is not in receipt of any letter from Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna state on the conduct of primaries by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu.
The statement reads: “The presidency wishes to distance President Muhammadu Buhari from a letter currently in circulation, which alleges that the President had authorized a Governor or anyone else for that matter to “deal with traitors and disloyal members of APC, especially Senator Shehu Sani.”
“We wish to confirm that the President is not aware of any such letter, let alone authorising anyone to deal with any party member.
“Given President Buhari’s record, it is inconceivable that he would usurp the role of the party leaders and instruct anyone to punish a party member.
“In the light of above, we would like to appeal to the general public, especially members of the press, to ignore false or unauthorized information intended to attribute to the President any action which is not in line with his character.”