The Presidency has dismissed a London Telegraph’s article, claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is targeting Christians and the opposition.
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, described it as “untrue and without foundation.’’
Image result for President Muhammadu BuhariShehu stated that President Muhammadu Buhari had been treating all Nigerians equally irrespective of their religious or geo-political backgrounds.
He said, “Since assuming office, President Buhari has treated all Nigerians without bias for ethnicity or religion – as the composition of his cabinet and the policies and programmes of his Administration demonstrate.
According to Shehu, the Nigerian Government is in no position to divert aid funds used for emergency relief for refugees or IDP camps for any other purpose.
He said such monies were dispensed directly by DFID, USAID, the United Nations, the International Red Cross, Doctors without Borders and many other organisations with which “Nigeria enjoys excellent relations.’’
Shehu said the Federal Government was doing everything within its limited resources to address the medical, health and nutritional challenges in the IDPs, as “the humanitarian situation in these camps is real.’’
Shehu invited The Telegraph to visit Nigeria “to witness first hand not only the challenges we face, but the administration’s determination to confront them.’’