Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu says President Muhammadu Buhari’s popularity is “unassailable” and his “die-hard following is legendary”.
He stated this as a guest on “Good Morning Nigeria”, a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) programme, on Monday.
Shehu was commenting on the warm reception the president received during his Thursday visit to Borno State.
Speaking on the president’s mission in the state, Shehu said, “He was there officially to access the security situation in Maiduguri and to commission projects.
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“The governor of Borno state has achieved enormously in terms of delivering projects, education and health, roads and things like that.
“And then, you said optics, because politics is also important. COVID has tested the popularity of leaders all over the world.
“President Buhari has equally been tested and what we saw there in Maiduguri was that the popularity he has is unassailable, the die-hard following is legendary.
“So all of these things came together to give us one of the best outings the president has had in recent times.”
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