The Bauchi State government had dismissed the report in some sections of the media that President Muhammadu Buhari shunned the governors of Bauchi and Adamawa states , Mohammed Abubakar and Jubrilla Bindow respectively.
A statement signed by Ali M Ali, Special Adviser, Media and Strategy, Bauchi State Government, described the report as “outright falsehood being pushed as gospel truth by a slimy desperate megalomanic circle.”
He explained that the governor had been at the Villa to meet with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and not the President.
Ali urged the citizens to disregard the report which he further described as “yellow journalism.”
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a misleading story making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari has shunned the duo of governor MA Abubakar and Jibrilla Bindow of Bauchi and Adamawa States respectively when they allegedly sought to meet with him a few days ago.
“According to this very fantastic story, the president shunned them on account of the political developments in their respective states.
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“Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have responded to this bare faced lie and misrepresentation. Happily, this kind of journalism is restricted only to partisan interests. We are compelled however, to respond because these are lies repeatedly told and may become the truth if Goebbelean philosophy is anything to go by.
“We put the records straight. The President didn’t shun Gov Abubakar because there was no meeting between them. The Gov was at the villa to meet with the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. It is therefore, perplexing that such a report will be made.
“Nonetheless we are mystified how that amounts to president Buhari “shunning” Gov Abubakar.
“We have noticed the fury of half truths and outright falsehood being pushed as gospel truth by a slimy desparate megalomanic circle since INEC declared the Bauchi state gubernatorial election inconclusive.
“This cabal has unleashed a blistering and sustained propaganda against the person and government of MA Abubakar. Every day, a generous dose of fiction is served to an unwary citizenry via shadowy and equally crooked cyber media.
“We urge all citizens to disregard this brand of yellow journalism and their paymasters. We should keep our eyes on the ball. We should not be distracted by the antics of serial losers.”
