The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, says some aides to the President travelled interstate despite a ban on such movement by the Federal Government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Speaking on Channels Television ’ s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday , Shehu said people are allowed to move interstate once they present a compelling reason before security agents at checkpoints.
Shehu was reacting to reports that the President’ s Private Secretary and nephew , Yusuf Sabiu aka Tunde, refused to self - isolate after returning from an interstate trip .
Shehu said , “ The Presidency has not failed . Don ’ t forget there is a caveat in that protocol. When travels are necessitated , they are permitted and even in the Villa , hardly do you have a day without somebody coming from their state whether they are governors and they come to do official business.

“ Therefore , what is not permitted is frivolous and unwarranted travel. When it is warranted, the people can offer themselves at the checkpoints and once the explanations they give are convincing, they are allowed to proceed . I think this happens all over the country. ”
When challenged with the fact that only essential workers were allowed to travel interstate, Shehu insisted that human beings are the ones facilitating the movement of essential goods and must move .
“ We follow what the NCDC and Ministry of Health prescribe. The difference the Villa makes is that there is an eye on everyone ,” he said

When asked if Tunde, who is at the centre of the recent incident , would resume work today, Shehu responded, “ If he happens to be there, I will not be surprised and if he is not, I will not be surprised. ”
The police had last week arrested six aides of the First Lady , Aisha Buhari , following an altercation between them and Tunde.
Tunde was said to have recently returned from interstate travel and met with someone who was COVID- 19 positive.
The first lady was said to have asked him to self- isolate for 14 days but he refused which led to the altercation .

source: https://punchng.com/presidency-admits-that-buharis-aides-travel-despite-interstate-lockdown/

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They must give excuses.... Anyway they should keep on traveling but they should just stay away from Buhari so he can finish his tenure and go in peace, I don't want any political calculations again

Very uncordinated govt. Warranted jargon being introduced to replace d known essential duty all to try justify dia reckless flouting of established protocols

some animals are more equal than others

Garba Shehu is talking nonsense. No interstate movement should be no interstate movement for everybody except for essential workers. There should be no exceptions.

So going to see his wife in Lagos is now valid excuse

Impunity of the highest order.

They always have an excuse for their lawlessness.Bunch of unintelligent liars.This Garba Shehu is a disgrace to journalism.To think he once head the NUJ calls for concern on how being in the corridor of power change people overnight.

cc ThreeBlackBird
What do you have to say about this, since you suggested that the Brick house should be demolished.

The president was shocked

In the UK,a government official resigned after it emerged that he broke the quarantine guidelines.

In Nigeria, someone flew from Lagos to Abuja for his concert and government officials are being defended by the government for breaking guidelines

This Government will always make excuses for their own ineptitudes.

Hypocritical generation of old dictatorial thieves!

BlackfireX:
The president was shocked

Lol

This Garba Sheuh is dumb!

All animals are not equal now.. Sheh

Prof Wole said it all. Garba shehu is a paid propagandist!!

I will travel too