Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says it is “unfair”
to say President Muhammadu Buhari is not responsive to victims of violent
attacks in the country.
Shehu spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels
Television.
Buhari is currently in Dubai for a condolence visit over the
death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
The president’s visit to UAE had elicited varied reactions,
with some Nigerians saying Buhari should focus on victims of violent attacks in
his country, rather than pay condolence visits abroad.
Asked about the concerns raised, Shehu said he had
accompanied the president on condolence visits to some states in Nigeria.
The presidential spokesperson added that condolence visits
by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are also on behalf of the presidency.
“Those Nigerians should be told that they should look at all
of the facts. I have accompanied the president to Sokoto on a condolence visit
after a major incident,” he said.
“I accompanied him to Zamfara. He spoke to the governor,
parliamentarians, religious and traditional leaders.
“I accompanied the president to Benue state. He addressed
the governor in government house, Makurdi, after a major incident. I
accompanied him to Jos after a crisis.
“So, did the president go to all the places where there have
been incidents of violence or killings? No, he did not go.
“However, it is unfair also to make the conclusion wrongly
that he had not paid attention or had not visited. He had been to Maiduguri
quite a number of times.
“It depends on what
Nigerians choose to look at. The president has been responsive and he has been
discharging the obligations that rest upon him as the president and
commander-in-chief, in dealing with all of these matters. He has not cut short
in any way.
“The point I want to make is that the administration has
been very responsive. You just mentioned the railway incident in Kaduna, and
this last week, the incident in Kano of an explosion.
“The vice-president of Nigeria was in both places. This
country has one presidency. If the president is not there on account of
engagements and the vice-president is there, let us take it that the presidency
of Nigeria has attended to those matters.”
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