…As Adesina wants Peddlers of rumour to swallow their words
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on Sunday after a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom.
This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, who said some reckless online media, irresponsible political opposition, and other bilious groups and individuals, had gone on overdrive since the President left the country on April 25, insinuating that he was going for hospitalization, and would not return after 10 days as stated.
Adesina said in their vain imaginations, they even stated that fictive doctors have advised President Buhari to stay longer for more intensive care.
He said; “Now that the President has returned, can these apostles of evil imaginings swallow their words? Can they retract their tendentious stories as well as press statements, and apologize to millions of Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora that they have fed with hogwash?
“Few days after the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we daresay that this valuable freedom does not tantamount to liberty to mislead and hoodwink the populace through concocted and jejune publications.”
Adesina said the Buhari administration will always respect and uphold press freedom, adding however, that the onus lies on those prone to passing off fiction as facts, to remember that freedom demands concomitant responsibility.
The Presidential spokesman warned those who further share and disseminate falsehood to embrace responsible conduct.
