President Buhari redeclares Tinubu his “rightful successor”, says no plan for interim .

The Presidency declared on Friday that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), has no plans to prolong his term past May 29, 2023, or to appoint an interim administration.

A statement signed on Friday by Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu read, “Let us clearly, specifically, and emphatically state that there is absolutely no truth to the claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is working towards an interim government or even worse, the truncation of democracy.”

The statement with a heading, ‘Stop the joke about interim government, elections will hold.’

Shehu said, “The President looks forward to handing over the reins of power to his elected successor. This will happen on May 29, 2023, as the Constitution requires.

“What should be made crystal clear to the doubters and the speculators and the untruth-tellers is that in no way was the naira swap ‘engineered’ to keep the President in office beyond May 29. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

The president made this statement in response to assertions made by several governors who were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress that Buhari’s insistence on the new currency policy will cause anarchy and require the installation of an interim government.

The governors of Kaduna and Kano states, Nasir El-Rufai & Abdullahi Ganduje, respectively, stated in separate interviews that the approach would bring about additional crises that would obstruct elections and usher in an interim administration.

They also claimed that the new naira policy, which had caused riots and scattered protests around the country, was an attempt to harm the APC’s standing and undermine Bola Tinubu’s aspirations for the presidency.

In his 7am broadcast on Thursday, the President declared that only old

The notion of an interim government was “far off the mark,” the presidency claimed in response to the accusations.

“Those who peddle it stand to gain nothing at all but the creation of panic and the incitement of the public against the Federal Government.

“It is another dangerous dimension by people who are afraid that they may lose their elections,” it added.

According to the presidency, with the current turn of events, there is a lot of pressure on everyone, including the party, its elected officials, candidates, and law enforcement agencies.

“It is precisely because the President is concerned with this problem that he opened several avenues for consultation with leaders and groups across the country, culminating in his broadcast to the nation on Thursday morning.

“In line with the speech, his clear and unequivocal directive is that the problem of cash supply must be addressed without delay.

“While this is being done, there is no need to panic. We need to work together as leaders, as a people, and as one nation.

“When panic hits, people go into overdrive. Shouting helps no one because no one can listen,” Shehu added.

The presidency guaranteed Nigerians that the elections would take place on February 25.

The president further stated that Tinubu, the APC nominee, will continue to be Buhari’s preferred replacement.