President Buhari has been rumored dead again,he is said to have died in London where is is currently undergoing treatment. However,Garba Shehu, the senior special adviser to the President,debunks the rumour.
According to him, the rumour “is plain lies spread by vested interests to create panic among Nigeria. Gambo Dantata,the president of the National Forum of Democrats expressed concern over the danger of such fake news and the consequences it poses to the country's democracy.
He said given the serious breakdown of law and order that this fake story about President Buhari’s demise could have caused, there was need to track down and unmask those behind the story with a view to bringing them to book.
He described as sad and depressing that desperate politicians have come to this sorry pass where the issue of mortality that applies to all has now become ready tools in the hands of those who think Nigeria must remain in their pocket.
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