President Muhammadu Buhari, on
Sunday, returned to Abuja, after a 10-day ‘private visit’ to the United
Kingdom.
The president’s jet touched
down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 6:24 p.m.
Mr Adesisna also said in their “vain
imaginations, they even stated that fictive doctors have advised President
Buhari to stay longer for more intensive care”.
He said now that the president has
returned, “can these apostles of evil imaginings swallow their words? Can
they retract their tendentious stories as well as press statements, and
apologize to millions of Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora that they
have fed with hogwash?
“Few days after the celebration of
World Press Freedom Day, we daresay that this valuable freedom does not
tantamount to liberty to mislead and hoodwink the populace through concocted
and jejune publications.
“The Buhari administration will
always respect and uphold press freedom, but the onus lies on those prone to passing
off fiction as facts, to remember that freedom demands concomitant
responsibility.
“Those who further share and
disseminate falsehood are also encouraged to embrace responsible conduct,” he said.
The presidency did not provide
details of Mr Buhari’s ‘private visit,’ leading to speculations he traveled to
see his doctors as he has done in the past.
Mr Buhari did not also transfer
power to his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, while he was away’ an action that drew more
controversy.
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