Garba Shehu: Buhari didn’t ask Tinubu not to probe his former appointees

Garba Shehu, ex-spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal did not ask his successor not to investigate ministers and aides who served in the last administration.

On Monday, President Bola Tinubu met with Buhari in London.

In pictures shared on social media, the two leaders were seen shaking hands.

Tinubu had travelled to London from France after attending the new global financial pact summit held in Paris.

On Tuesday, a report claimed that during their meeting, Tinubu assured Buhari that he and his close aides would be spared from any investigation pertaining to corruption.

However, in a statement reacting to the report, Shehu said there was nobody in the room when Tinubu met with Buhari in London.

The former presidential spokesperson said Buhari left his hometown in Daura, Katsina state, for London to have some rest.

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

“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 realising 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.”