Claims that President Buhari made anti-Igbo comments during an interview on the BBC Hausa Service are lies, according to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu.

by Sahara Reporters, New YorkJul 15, 2015

Pres. Muhammadu BuhariTolu Jinadu
Claims that President Buhari made anti-Igbo comments during an interview on the BBC Hausa Service are lies, according to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu.

The recent accusations were made on the pirate radio station Radio Biafra, which was supposedly shut down by the Nigerian government two days ago. However, the latest reports say that the radio station continues to broadcast in the southern part of Nigeria.

According to the statement Radio Biafra’s broadcast was “completely false, malicious, and slanderous.”

The statement added that, “the voice being ascribed to President Buhari in the recording repeatedly played back by the pirate radio station is definitely not the President's and the claim that the station got the recording from a BBC interview is totally untrue.”

According to Mr. Shehu, “The BBC Hausa Service Editor, Mr. Mansor Liman has distanced the BBC from the false interview clip being ascribed by the pirate radio station to President Buhari.”

The full statement can be read below:

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
CLAIM THAT PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPRESSED ANTI-IGBO SENTIMENTS IN BBC INTERVIEW COMPLETELY FALSE AND MALICIOUS

The claim by a pirate radio station that President Muhammadu Buhari expressed anti-Igbo sentiments in a recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service is completely false, malicious and slanderous.

The voice being ascribed to President Buhari in the recording repeatedly played back by the pirate radio station is definitely not the President's and the claim that the station got the recording from a BBC interview is totally untrue.

No one should be deceived by the pirate radio station's hate propaganda against the President.

President Buhari has not had any interview with the BBC's Hausa Service since his assumption of office as alleged by the agents of disunity behind the pirate radio station's inflammatory and divisive broadcasts.

The last interview he had with the BBC Hausa Service, lasting not more than five minutes, was on the day he was declared winner and given his certificate of return as President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Thankfully, the BBC Hausa Service Editor, Mr. Mansor Liman has distanced the BBC from the false interview clip being ascribed by the pirate radio station to President Buhari.

President Buhari is the President of all Nigerians and will continue to treat all citizens on the basis of fairness, equality and equity.

Nigerians should therefore ignore all propaganda designed to sow seeds of discord among them and promote a separatist agenda against national unity, solidarity and progress.

GARBA SHEHU
Senior Special Assistant to the President,
(Media and Publicity)
July 15, 2015

http://saharareporters.com/2015/07/15/president-buhari-says-radio-biafra-lied-against-him

Cc ishilove

Funny... Dis thing is getting out of hand

are my actually the FTC?
Hmmmmmm

Hahahahahahahaha

Wetin be dis

This govt can deny but FG lied against radio Biafra saying it's jammed

I thought they said they have blocked radio Biafra waves...see urself buhari

Even Buhari dey fear radio biafra.

hehehehehehehe.

confusion everywhere .

can we see the disclaimer from BBC , can they post a disclaimer on their website

we dare them to make public disclaimer and publish same on their website so we can take it up from there

the greatest hiden tast of this government is to keep Nigeria one. and I doubt if buhari can. his body language and political appointment clearly shows he is anti igbo and south south. he better not slaughter the geese that lays the golden eggs.

I pray God protect the president because the people around u are even worst than the people around GEJ. Peace be unto dis country.

I believe the 'pirate' radio more than I believe Nigerian government, who recently lied that they have shut down the radio!

PMB means President of Monkeys and Baboons

AnambraDota:
PMB means President of Monkeys and Baboons

Nice one.

Insightful and on point!

Buhari denying his own voice

Ya think? These people are posting stuff about his wife being pregnant at 12 and calling him a Peadophile (among other so called insults) all over their Twitter and you think they care about whats true or not? Why are they even responding to them anyway

Its not like their Target audience care what Buhari has to say, all they care about are the lies they spread against him and they do that out of nothing but hate.

The old dullard just denied his own voice.

A career illiterate who cannot pass mathematics

Hmm.

Buhari commented whoa

arbitter:
Ya think? These people are posting stuff about his wife being pregnant at 12 and calling him a Peadophile (among other so called insults) all over their Twitter and you think they care about whats true or not? Why are they even responding to them anyway

Its not like their Target audience care what Buhari has to say, all they care about are the lies they spread against him and they do that out of nothing but hate.

u ar dreaming.. Pls wake up

[size=15pt]When it comes to BIAFRA, the Yorubas and Hausa/Fulanis are the WORST hypocrites.

They bitterly hate the Igbos and indeed the southern minorities and would want them to leave Lagos etc and go stay in their own country!

But in contradiction to their true feelings, they don't want Biafra because they want to perpetuate their right to collect the lion share of the oil resources sourced from the same peoples land, using the bogus criteria they foisted on the country called Nigeria.

Without oil in Igboland and Southern minorities part of Nigeria, Yoruba and Hausa/Fulani would have long seceded from Nigeria. FACT!

I know just like me, many of our people are not 100% convinced Biafra is the answer, while many others already are.

Therefore, we should agitate for a UN sponsored referendum on the Biafra issue .
Northern Ireland fought the British for 30 years for the independence of Northern Ireland, but the referendum proved that majority of the people wanted to stay in the UK. Likewise, the South Sudan's referendum proved majority of South Sudanese wanted to be in their own country.

Therefore, a United Nations sponsored referendum should be the demand to see if majority of our people support independence or to stay in Nigeria.[/size]

The bucks still stop on PMP's table. Cancer is best treated early.

PointB:
I believe the 'pirate' radio more than I believe Nigerian government, who recently lied that they have shut down the radio!

Exactly my thoughts sir!

ojun50:
I pray God protect the president because the people around u are even worst than the people around GEJ. Peace be unto dis country.

Honestly bro, his crew pass GEJ's crew. they are by far worse!

For no reason you just want to extinct your tribe after the great loss of 1967, don't insult the "no victor no vanquish" position please.

Btw where is Nnamdi Kanu ?

Buhari is a coward for denying his own voice.