Presidency Reacts to Allegation of Blocking Shettima from Aso Villa

• The presidency has dismissed the claim that Vice President Kashim Shettima was barricaded from the presidential villa
• Stanley Nkwocha, the spokesperson to the vice president, said the claim was false and only created to present a notion that there was confusion within the presidency
• The presidency further said that the latest rumour was to discredit the bond between Tinubu and his vice, Shettima

The presidency has debunked the claim that Vice President Kashim Shettima has been blocked from the presidential villa.

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Nkwocha maintained that the claim was to make the public believe that "there’s discord at the highest levels of government." He described the latest claim that Vice President Shettima was being blocked from the presidential villa as a "string of disinformation."

He then went further, saying, "For the record, nothing of the sort ever happened."

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The presidency said that some "obscure blogs" have recently alleged that some armed military men have barricaded the vice president from having access to the presidential villa, describing the publication as "the wildest expression of wishful thinking", adding that the peddlers of such a publication have exhausted their imaginations.

He added that the claim was very far from reality and that only those who are not familiar with the inner workings of the Nigerian government would go around with such a belief.

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It further explained that the presidency, earlier this week, dismissed fake news, saying that President Tinubu was responsible for the circulation of some campaign posters bearing his image. It maintained that those stories were a reflection of the move to undermine Tinubu and Shettima's fidelity to the rule of law and the constitution. The government then said those pushing such narratives were working in vain.

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The presidency then lamented that the "mischief-makers" have continued to underestimate the bond and understanding between President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima. It added that they have been led astray by their questionable sources or regular reliance on misinformation. It noted that the narratives they were pushing serve no purpose except distraction and mischief.

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Tinubu meets APC governors

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu presided over the maiden edition of the APC National Caucus meeting at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.

Since Tinubu resumed office on May 29, the high-level meeting was attended by key APC leaders, including the national chairman Abdullahi Adamu.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and governors elected on the APC platform were all in attendance.

Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng