The family of former Nigerian
President Shehu Shagari has refuted a
story that Mr. Shagari has endorsed
President Goodluck Jonathan. In a statement released by one of the
ex-president’s sons, Muhammad Bala
Shagari, the family reacted to a
spurious report by a pro-Jonathan
newspaper that claimed that Mr.
Shagari had endorsed the incumbent president and condemned
Muhammadu Buhari’s candidature as
the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC). “I’d like to inform the general public
and concerned citizens of this
country that the speech that was
credited to His Excellency Alhaji Shehu
Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto) by
some media agencies and online news blogs in which His Excellency was
reported to have endorsed President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and
commending his government for some
achievements is nothing but a blatant
lie. And we’ve condemned it in strong terms,” said the former president’s
son. He added: “It is pertinent to note that
Alhaji Shehu Shagari is not a card-
carrying member of any political
party neither [does he] support the
candidature of any politician. Alhaji
Shehu Shagari was for long retired from partisan politics, he’s known for
his proven integrity and [reputation
as a] distinguished nationalist and
elder statesman who treats every
Nigerian/politician equally
irrespective of his/her political party, tribe, ethnicity or religion. “Therefore Alhaji Shehu Shagari has
never ever issued any press statement
[or granted] audience [to] any media
agency to comment on the
forthcoming elections or to speak of
any politician, be it president or not. “We therefore urge the general public
to regard such publication as mere
fabrications and concoctions aimed
to tarnish the good image of Alhaji
Shehu Shagari.”
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Another PDP propaganda gone wronG..