As President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, returned to Abuja, after a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom, the Presidency has sneered at those it calls “apostles of evil imaginings.”
In a statement Sunday night by Femi Adesina, the Presidency said the opposition and individuals had claimed that the president visit was a medical trip.
“In their vain imaginations, they even stated that fictive doctors have advised President Buhari to stay longer for more intensive care”, it added.
“Now that the President has returned, can these apostles of evil imaginings swallow their words? Can they retract their tendentious stories as well as press statements, and apologize to millions of Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora that they have fed with hogwash?
“Few days after the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we daresay that this valuable freedom does not tantamount to liberty to mislead and hoodwink the populace through concocted and jejune publications.
“The Buhari administration will always respect and uphold press freedom, but the onus lies on those prone to passing off fiction as facts, to remember that freedom demands concomitant responsibility.
“Those who further share and disseminate falsehood are also encouraged to embrace responsible conduct,” he said.
