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President Buhari's special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has reacted after The PUNCH newspaper vowed to address President Buhari as Major General.

The PUNCH wrote:

As a symbolic demonstration of our protest against autocracy and military-style repression, PUNCH (all our print newspapers, The PUNCH, Saturday PUNCH, Sunday PUNCH, PUNCH Sports Extra, and digital platforms, most especially Punchng.com) will henceforth prefix Buhari’s name with his rank as a military dictator in the 80s, Major General, and refer to his administration as a regime, until they purge themselves of their insufferable contempt for the rule of law.

https://punchng.com/buharis-lawlessness-our-stand/

Here is Femi Adesina's reaction to the Punch

ANOTHER TESTIMONY TO PRESS FREEDOM IN NIGERIA, BY PRESIDENCY

A newspaper says it will henceforth address President Muhammadu Buhari by his military rank of Major General. Nothing untoward in it. It is a rank the President attained by dint of hard work before he retired from the Nigerian Army. And today, constitutionally, he’s also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

All over the world, just as in our country, a large number of retired military officers are now democrats. It does not make those who didn’t pass through military service better democrats than them.

Rather than being pejorative, addressing President Buhari by his military rank is another testimony to free speech and freedom of the press, which this administration (or regime, if anyone prefers: it’s a matter of semantics) has pledged to uphold and preserve.

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 11, 2019

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2166287733666357&id=1452287068399764

Hahaha

In as much as vigilance and ventilation are needed to keep our democracy alive, the simple truth is that the real situation is very far from the picture Punch Newspaper is painting. There is freedom of speech in Nigeria and on daily basis tens of anti-government and extremely anti-Buhari articles get published in both print and online media. If there wasn't, staunch critics like Femi Fani Kayode with all his misleading, mischievous and insulting posts would have been in jail.

Unfortunately, DSS personnel got carried away in their bid to tame the defiant Yele Sowore that they tactlessly played into his original intention of making himself a hero of democracy by that act of gangsterism in court premises. Now, the enemies of government including displaced and embittered PDP moneybags have subtly moved into action to discredit Buhari's administration in both local and international media. To counter this dangerous development, I think government should reach out to critical civil society stakeholders to restate its commitments to democratic principles.

However, one thing is certain, because Buhari's presidency is very NECESSARY for the INEVITABLE disruptions of the existing political and economic orders that will make way for new orders, it will survive this onslaught like the ones that came in the past.

Clearly Femi Adesina is trying to manage the situation by painting a good picture out of it but irrespective of his attempt, the Punch group are making a solid statement.
Should other media houses follow their track we'll be heading to a "check and balance government".
Thumbs up to the Punch news outlet.

Going by past records of Military rule and democracy rule in Nigeria, everyone believes Nigeria achieved more during the military rule.

Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has decided to switch from democratic government to a military regime. Disguising as Democratic president of Federal Republic Of Nigeria before the international community

It was a sad day

All over the world, just as in our country, a large number of retired military officers are now democrats. It does not make those who didn’t pass through military service better [b]democrats [/b]than them.

Indeed

Clown

Nigerians are not grateful, when Jonathan was in power most people said he is too weak against corruption which paved way for Buhari Administration where the fight against corruption better than his predecessor. If u think Buhari is not doing it right let's wait for 2023 when a weaker vessel like Jonathan will take power and the corruption continues but if He Buhari said no am not leaving. BOOM!!! Welcome to Complete Military rule


Nigerians Don't even need weak President like Buhari

E pain am

Bastard...he can't even justify his pay and defend his useless master....what I don't know is do this people really think Buhari is doing well or they are just trying to justify their pay...who else notice that useless barbeque seller has been offline since....that guy is irredeemably stupid, I'm sure if Buhari tells him to grill his small d*ck, he'd do so without complain........useeeeleeeesss aniiimaaaal

Femi Adeshina, you are such a disgrace. This is the weak rebuttal you can come up with. Apart from the name reference, what of the other points raised in Punch's article, most especially the issue of human right abuse? Why did you not address that?
Buhari attained the rank of Major General by quota system. He did not earn it. I'l rather refer to him as a sergeant, yes Sergeant Muhammadu Buhari.

SERGEANT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

No surprises here.

If Aso Rock can make Reuben Abati keep his brain at home, who is Adesina not to totally dispose off his.
Oponu Àgbàlagbà

Was he not a Rtd soldier?

Nothing spoil so far they inserted the suffix 'rtd.'

all because of pay cheques. People sell their soul because of money.

What a cracker

Buhari and his boys reminds me Hitler and his men before 1945, history taught us that there is always a day of reckoning..


Enjoy it while it lasts Femi, Al mustafa must be shaking his head..

Aftermath of Fowler exit....
Expect more attack at the presidency from the Lagos Ibadan expressway press...

Blowing grammar lik Xmas banger

Good response ����

When the axe go fall u must surely collect.........judgement day is coming for this fools ...they are just to blind to see

See subtle response o....we Don enter one chance

Remember Abati...
During the GEJ era, he even picked a pen to shame Obj. Today, he’s a total non-entity and will never find favour before Nigerians.

Werey Sina

General buhari

Sango lo ma pa e

Asslicking at its very best

Major General Muhammadu Buhari (CFR, JPG, JPEG, WAV, MP3, MMM, BBC, ETC.)

"Press freedom" that's why your regime is witch hunting Sahara Reporters and trying to stifle freedom of speech by locking down social media.

Clown.