Nigeria - The Presidency on Monday denied report in the media (not on The Forefront) of plans by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as Service Chiefs.
It said Olonisakin, who is due to retire from the Army next week, is yet to be replaced.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, reads:
“It is necessary to respond to a fictive story published in today’s edition of New Telegraph Newspaper, to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the replacement of Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as Service Chiefs.
“The newspaper, rather than rush to print an unsubstantiated story, would have done better to confirm the information at its disposal, from many available military and government information channels.“It then would have avoided the self-inflicted wound of publishing a one-legged story that is not completely true, and damaging its brand in the process.
“Gen. Olonisakin is due to retire from the Army next week, having satisfied the official number of years in service. He is yet to be replaced.“But the Chief of Naval Staff has a short while more, and President Buhari could, therefore, not have approved his replacement yet.”
The statement noted that the administration has repeatedly pledged commitment to transparency and accountability, which resulted in the availability of information to the media.
“But when some sections of the media would rather speculate, than cross-check and double check information, then it borders on deliberate mischief.
“That, surely, is not the way to go, for national cohesion and development,” it added.
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