Nigerian Government has said it is not aware of any persons in the Presidential Villa working against the ambition of the ruling All Progressives Congress candidate in the February presidential election, Bola Tinubu. Information minister, Lai Mohammed, said this while addressing State House correspondents at a briefing after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday. Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had said some saboteurs in Aso Villa were working against Tinubu because their candidate did not win the party presidential primaries.
Buhari Government Not Officially Aware Of Anyone Working Against Tinubu, Information Minister Reacts To Governor El-Rufai’s AllegationInformation minister, Lai Mohammed, said this while addressing State House correspondents at a briefing after the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday.
Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had said some saboteurs in Aso Villa were working against Tinubu because their candidate did not win the party presidential primaries. However, Mohammed said President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to ensuring free and fair general elections, saying the government does not know officially if anyone in the Presidential Villa is working against Tinubu.
“They are trying to get us to lose the election, and they are hiding behind the president’s desire to do what he thinks is right. I will give two examples: this petroleum subsidy, which is costing the country trillions of Naira, was something that we all agreed would be removed.
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