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Buhari did not attend Attahiru’s burial to avoid molesting Nigerians – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, a Senior Particular Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari has defined why his principal didn’t attend the burial of late Chief of Military Workers, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and different army personnel killed in a airplane crash.
Recall that Attahiru and 10 officers on an official journey to Kaduna died in a airplane crash on Friday and have been buried on Saturday.
Nevertheless, Buhari did not attend however despatched a delegation led by the Chief of Protection Workers, Normal Fortunate Irabor.
Buhari’s absence led to a variety of criticisms from Nigerians who condemned his choice to shun the burial.
However talking on Come up Information, Shehu on Wednesday mentioned though he had not spoken to the President in regards to the challenge, Buhari is anxious in regards to the security, and wellbeing of strange Nigerians on the streets and doesn’t like the thought of closing the roads, safety males molesting folks on the highway for him to have the correct of means whereas attending the burial. He additionally said that contemplating that it was a interval of mourning, the president didn’t wish to take away the eye.
”The president is any individual who’s so involved in regards to the security and wellbeing of strange Nigerians on the streets.
“Have you learnt why he now prays his Jumaat within the state home and doesn’t go to the nationwide mosque? As a result of he doesn’t like this concept of closing roads, safety males molesting people on the road for the president to have the correct of means.
“These are small issues for many individuals however they’re necessary for President Muhammadu Buhari. So, it’s a mourning situation and the president didn’t wish to take away consideration from that.” he added.
