Contrary to media reports alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari snubbed the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, below is the accurate account:

The President was presented with a request to attend the Economic and Security Summit by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.

The President happily accepted. The visit to Enugu was scheduled for Thursday 22nd as can be found on the weekly programme. After this was done, some other stakeholders from the South East came and advised him not to go in view of the closeness of the date to Christmas; given the sensitivity of the period to the people, a presidential visit may come with overexertion and possibly, be disruptive of Christmas.

In view of this, President Buhari requested that the event be pushed forward to January 2017. Given his nature, he did not insist. He said if the change of date is not possible, then the event could go on without him. That is what the organizers chose to do.

The President did not, and he absolutely has no reason to snub anyone.

GARBA SHEHU
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 23, 2016

http://www.nta.ng/news/20161223-president-buhari-7/

That's the quality of a good and listening president

the zombism of the post above is pitiable.

who ever wrote this, is not good when it comes to fabrication of excuses. lai Mohamade should give him a helping hand abeg.

But operation python dance aka operation extortion is disrupting our Christmas.

Come and clear your touts biko

Rubbish and stale damage control.

The lanky old presidiot was Just afraid of Umu Ipob.

MysticalTee:
Contrary to media reports alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari snubbed the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu, below is the accurate account:

The President was presented with a request to attend the Economic and Security Summit by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu.

The President happily accepted. The visit to Enugu was scheduled for Thursday 22nd as can be found on the weekly programme. After this was done, some other stakeholders from the South East came and advised him not to go in view of the closeness of the date to Christmas; given the sensitivity of the period to the people, a presidential visit may come with overexertion and possibly, be disruptive of Christmas.

In view of this, President Buhari requested that the event be pushed forward to January 2017. Given his nature, he did not insist. He said if the change of date is not possible, then the event could go on without him. That is what the organizers chose to do.

The President did not, and he absolutely has no reason to snub anyone.

GARBA SHEHU
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 23, 2016

http://www.nta.ng/news/20161223-president-buhari-7/

....medicine after death.

sarrki:
That's the quality of a good and listening president

Zombie

www.nairaland.com/attachments/4641263_clulessleader_jpeg592dd8fe54c1bb8223f6cb5a01e3aef0

zombies will be celebrating

Is that the official excuse? So local I tell you. These folks still thinnk and behave as if its 1984 all over again.

Nawa ooo....why no find beta lie tell? I think the president needs somebody like Lie Muhammad or somebody as good as him. Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu should be fired with immediate effect instead of wasting tax payers money on them for nothing. Nonsense!!!

What was his excuse when he avoided Ogoni land ?