Buhari reacts to report he told Tinubu not to probe officials of his government, why he left Daura

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to reports that he told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to investigate officials who served in his government.

The former President spoke through his then Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.

In a statement on his Twitter handle on Saturday, Shehu said the reports were from from the truth.

He equally addressed the issue of why Buhari left his hometown in Daura, Katsina State, where he retired to from the Presidential Villa in Abuja, for an undisclosed location.

He said: “If social media is to be believed, former President Muhammadu Buhari is requesting his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to investigate some former officials of his government.

“It is fake, let us not discuss it or give it energy or air of publicity. This is fake news, and nothing more.

“Thankfully, there was no one other than the two leaders in the room in which they met, so no one was there to report their conversation.

“As much as possible, the former President wishes to remain outside the spotlight so as not to distract the new administration.

“He chose to go home in Daura hoping to find the type of quiet he wished for himself but realizing that this was not the case, visitors trooping in morning, day and night, he moved out to a more distant place.

“It remains his wish that he be allowed to have his needed rest, and for the Tinubu administration to have the right atmosphere to work on the realisation of the promises they made.”