President-elect
Gen. Buhari says he never gave the directive to anyone to bar AIT from
covering his activities. In a statement released this evening and signed
by the Director of Publicity for the Buhari Campaign Organisation,
Garba Shehu, Gen Buhari said this is the era of change and that he along
with his staff will ensure they do not make the same mistakes the
outgoing government made.
"The time for
change has come and we must avoid
making the same mistakes that the
outgoing government made" the statement read in part.
The
statement also stated that Gen Buhari instructed his staff to"steer
clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his
official media team. "I would like everyone to henceforth stay within
his/her defined area of responsibility,” Buhari said.
