Presidency reacts as criticisms trail Buhari’s presence at wedding of governors’ children

- President Muhammadu Buhari has been criticised for attending a wedding ceremony in Kano

- Those attacking the president are angry that he has not visited Benue, Taraba, Borno and states where killings and abductions have been recorded this year

- In his defence, Lauretta Onochie said the president is an adult and can decide where he wants to visit

The presidency has reacted to criticisms trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s presence at the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, Hajiya Fatima, and the son of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, Idris Ajimobi, on Saturday, March 3.

Defending her boss, the special assistant on social media to the president, Lauretta Onochie, said Buhari was an adult who can decide where to go.

“President @MBuhari is an adult. He decides where he goes. He decided it’s Kano today. And to Kano he went,” she wrote on Twitter.

Some of those who criticised the president accused him of not visiting Benue, Taraba, Borno and states where killings and abductions have been recorded this year.

Some cited the case of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan who was castigated for visiting Kano after a bomb blast.

Buhari and 22 governors were in attendance at the wedding ceremony .Senate president Bukola Saraki and the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were also present.

The president handed over the bride price of N50,000 to the Ganduje’s family on behalf of the groom, after which, the union was formalised by the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. Buhari reportedly headed back to Abuja immediately after the wedding.

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