The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has responded to the rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari had been sacked.
There was a sack letter in circulation on social media last Wednesday, said to have been from the SGF, announcing the sack of Kyari. But the SGF said the letter is fake.
A newspaper report said whereabouts of the Chief of Staff, who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus penultimate week, has been a subject of controversy since he announced that he was going to be in Lagos State for self-isolation and treatment.
The report did not however state of what use is knowing the whereabouts of a government official whom fate made to be Coronavirus positive was to anybody since, like every other person so affected, he is required to isolate.
The SGF, who spoke thorough the Director of Information, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), Mr. Willie Bassey, the report said, dismissed such report as untrue and should be disregarded.
According to him, the statement is a “Fake news” as the Office of the SGF does not sign releases like the one in circulation.
“Is this how we send our releases? Have you ever sighted a release ever written by the SGF? I am not aware of the claim,” Bassey said.
The release being circulated stated that: “The termination of the appointment of Mr. Abba Kyari took immediate effect. And the President has appointed Alhaji Babagana Kingibe as the new Chief of Staff (C0S).
“The President thanked Mr Abba Kyari for his absolute loyalty to him and to the nation during the period he served as his CoS. He prayed to God for his speedy recovery.”
The DEFENDER reports that members of the public are advised to beware of fake news regarding the current Coronavirus situation.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lau Mohammed, has particularly warned that any media which misleads the public about the disease will be fined.
