Presidency denies military handover plot as APC rejects interim government

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The presidency has denied that it would not hand over to Muhammadu Buhari if the opposition candidate is elected in next month’s election.

Mr. Buhari’s campaign office had on Saturday issued a statement saying an official in the office of the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, posted the message on his social media platforms.

Mr. Okupe’s office said the claim by the Buhari campaign is false.

In a statement, Sunday, signed by Bamidele Salam, the presidency said “we categorically deny that this statement was ever made by anyone in this office.  

Although, the Buhari campaign said the alleged statements were posted on Facebook and Blackberry Messenger, the presidency made no reference to the two platforms.

It however, said Mr. Okupe “personally handles his Twitter, @doyinokupe and other social Media platforms and continues to use such as a legitimate medium of advancing the cause of democratic good governance and institutional integrity which President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan represents”.

It also said Mr. Okupe has never and will never associate himself with thoughts or actions which run contrary to the tenets of democracy, rule of law and the right of Nigerians to freely elect those who govern them. 

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