The Presidency has reacted to stories of navy tanks and personnel of the Department of State Services, DSS, the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps being deployed to Abuja City Gate over the Obi-Kwankwaso march within the nation’s capital.
DAILY POST stories that security personnel had been stationed at Abuja City Gate within the early hours of Saturday morning.
The heavy security presence was reportedly linked to the Obi-Kwankwaso march to mobilise help for the election of Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and his operating mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
However, reacting to the event, Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on social media, Dayo Olusegun, dismissed claims linking the heavy security presence to the Obi-Kwankwaso march.
He defined that the heavy security presence was a typical process every time the President was embarking on a visit.
He mentioned not all the things must be interpreted as an try to suppress the opposition.
According to him, the Tinubu administration would proceed to uphold democracy forward of the 2027 basic election.
“This is a standard security procedure whenever the President is embarking on a trip, put in place to ensure his safety.
“Not everything should be interpreted as an attempt at suppression. We are in a democracy, and we will continue to uphold democratic principles and abide by the rule of law,” he wrote on X.
https://x.com/DOlusegun/status/2113977148960547167
DAILY POST stories that Tinubu is in Kaduna State to kick off his presidential marketing campaign.
Earlier, Tinubu’s marketing campaign group alleged that the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, had tried to sabotage the incumbent President’s marketing campaign kick-off.
However, Atiku, in a press release by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, mentioned Tinubu’s alleged abysmal efficiency was sufficient to marketing campaign in opposition to his re-election.
DAILY POST stories that Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi and 15 different presidential candidates are set to battle for the presidency within the January 16, 2027, election.
