Presidency Dismisses Reports Buhari Cancelled Memos Signed By Late Kyari

The Presidency has labelled as ‘fake’ the media reports alleging that the President Muhammadu Buhari cancelled 150 appointments and memos signed off by his former Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari.

In a statement on Tuesday, media aide, Garba Shehu noted there was “no grain of truth” in the reports and urged Nigerians to ignore the insinuations behind them.

Shehu stressed, “President Buhari was duly re-elected by Nigerians in February 2019. He has not and will never cede to anyone else, that power and trust given to him by the Nigerian people.”

According to The Cable, there are currently intense intrigues in Aso Rock over appointments as different blocs jostle to take control after Kyari’s death.

“Some people have candidates they will want in certain positions, so they launched the fake news and got their foot soldiers on Twitter and in the traditional media to create the impression that Kyari made appointments without the president’s approval,” a presidency official had told The Cable on Sunday evening when the report first appeared.

“If you know how memos are done, it is impossible for the chief of staff to issue one that is not approved by the president. All critical appointment letters, such as the ones for boards and chief executives, are issued by the secretary to the government of the federation based on the president’s written approval.

“What the chief of staff does is to write a memo to the SGF on behalf of the president and attach a copy of the president’s approval to it. No SGF will issue any letter without a copy of the president’s approving instrument.”