He stated this in the company of the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina; and the SSA on Media and Publicity to the Acting President, Laolu Akande, while addressing State House correspondents on the successes recorded by the Muhammadu Buhari administration since coming to power in 2015.
He said Nigerians were happy with Buhari and would still vote for him despite whatever the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other opposition parties might be saying.
Shehu said the confidence reposed in Buhari by ordinary Nigerians had remained unshaken because the President, according to him, is doing what they want.
He went on to explain that former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, is still in detention despite court orders because there are additional charges against him for which he has not been granted bail.
Shehu added that security agencies were still conducting investigations on some allegations against the ex-NSA which necessitates his continued detention.
He also stated that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim Zakzaky, is still in detention for his own safety, revealing that government was apprehensive over the possible breakdown of law and order if Zakzaky was allowed to go home.
According to Shehu, “Government has a responsibility to ensure his safety.
“He is not in a prison type of detention. He is in the company of his wife and children voluntarily..
“Government is being compassionate on this matter. There is an overall public good that government is looking at in this matter,” he said.
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