Former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, has refuted claims that he betrayed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar by serving as spokesperson for the former president.
Shehu addressed the allegations on Tuesday in Abuja during a media interaction to unveil his memoir, “According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience,” set for public release on July 9.
The former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) explained that in 2014, all aspirants who competed against Buhari for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket contributed their campaign resources to Buhari after his victory in the primaries.
He noted that it was based on this collaboration that Buhari appointed him as spokesperson for the presidential campaign council and later retained him as his media spokesperson following his victory in the general election.
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