Anti-Buhari Elements Have Launched A Smear Campaign, Says Presidency

The Presidency has alerted of a scheme, by those it described as
‘disgruntled politicians’, to launch a smear campaign against
President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement issued Wednesday evening by Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the
Presidency alleged that the sponsors of the said scheme had
commenced the process of engaging the services of some media
outlets to execute the scheme.

According to the statement, the work plan of the sponsors is to
portray President Buhari as having lost control of the country,
revealing further that the plot had already been kick-started with
a foreign medium, allegedly sponsored to do so.

It, however revealed that in an attempt to get the same
narrative going on in Nigeria, the said sponsors had already
started reaching out to some online media platforms, some of which
it said had been yielding to the lure.

“The general public is hereby alerted to a smear campaign in the
works against Mr President and his office, by disgruntled political
elements in the country, who have been shopping for pliant online
media that will serve as accomplices in their nefarious act.

“The game plan is to launch orchestrated campaign of calumny in
the days ahead, in which President Muhammadu Buhari would be
portrayed as not being in charge of the country, a narrative
already started from a procured offshore medium by the
instigators.

“Money and other attractive inducements are being dangled before
the online media, and some of them are already complicit, cooking
up stories with jejune and unsubstantiated allegations, all to sow
seeds of discord and discontent in the country”, the statement
said.

The Presidency, however, dismissed the narrative and plot as
unsubstantiated, noting that the Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration had not flinched in its commitment to redeeming
Nigeria and setting her on the path of growth, citing successes in
the infrastructure, and imputes into the economic and security
sectors as instances.

“Nigerians are urged to be wary and discerning in what they
consume as news and special reports from such online media, as they
are in cahoots with agents of destabilization, seeking ultimate
political gains.

“President Buhari remains focused and single-minded in his
determination to serve the country to the best of his ability,
bringing change to different facets of our national life. This is
already evident in infrastructure as seen in roads, rail, bridges,
airports, and many other strides round the country. Agriculture is
another worthy testimonial.

“The fight against corruption, insecurity, and retooling of the
economy also proceed apace, and the Buhari Administration will not
be distracted, and will continue to serve with heart and might,
irrespective of all shenanigans,” the statement said.

The Presidency has alerted of a scheme, by those it described as
‘disgruntled politicians’, to launch a smear campaign against
President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a statement issued Wednesday evening by Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the
Presidency alleged that the sponsors of the said scheme had
commenced the process of engaging the services of some media
outlets to execute the scheme.

According to the statement, the work plan of the sponsors is to
portray President Buhari as having lost control of the country,
revealing further that the plot had already been kick-started with
a foreign medium, allegedly sponsored to do so.

It, however revealed that in an attempt to get the same
narrative going on in Nigeria, the said sponsors had already
started reaching out to some online media platforms, some of which
it said had been yielding to the lure.

“The general public is hereby alerted to a smear campaign in the
works against Mr President and his office, by disgruntled political
elements in the country, who have been shopping for pliant online
media that will serve as accomplices in their nefarious act.

“The game plan is to launch orchestrated campaign of calumny in
the days ahead, in which President Muhammadu Buhari would be
portrayed as not being in charge of the country, a narrative
already started from a procured offshore medium by the
instigators.

“Money and other attractive inducements are being dangled before
the online media, and some of them are already complicit, cooking
up stories with jejune and unsubstantiated allegations, all to sow
seeds of discord and discontent in the country”, the statement
said.

The Presidency, however, dismissed the narrative and plot as
unsubstantiated, noting that the Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration had not flinched in its commitment to redeeming
Nigeria and setting her on the path of growth, citing successes in
the infrastructure, and imputes into the economic and security
sectors as instances.

“Nigerians are urged to be wary and discerning in what they
consume as news and special reports from such online media, as they
are in cahoots with agents of destabilization, seeking ultimate
political gains.

“President Buhari remains focused and single-minded in his
determination to serve the country to the best of his ability,
bringing change to different facets of our national life. This is
already evident in infrastructure as seen in roads, rail, bridges,
airports, and many other strides round the country. Agriculture is
another worthy testimonial.

“The fight against corruption, insecurity, and retooling of the
economy also proceed apace, and the Buhari Administration will not
be distracted, and will continue to serve with heart and might,
irrespective of all shenanigans,” the statement said.