By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
THE Presidency last night said that the comments on the interview granted by Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew to the BBC Hausa Service was a personal view and does not in any way reflect the view of the President or his administration.
The Presidency further said that at 80 years and having served as editor and managing director of one of the country’s most influential newspapers, the New Nigerian, Mallam Mamman does not need the permission or clearance of anyone to exercise this right as guaranteed in the Constitution.
In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, the Presidency claimed that in an attempt to translate the interview which was granted in Hausa, into English, the context was mixed up and new meanings were introduced and/or not properly articulated.
The statement read: “We have received…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
