{"id":38268,"date":"2021-05-26T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T12:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=38268"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T12:06:03","slug":"garba-shehu-reveals-likely-reason-why-president-buhari-was-absent-at-late-army-chiefs-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/26\/garba-shehu-reveals-likely-reason-why-president-buhari-was-absent-at-late-army-chiefs-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Garba Shehu reveals likely reason why President Buhari was absent at late army chief&#8217;s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the funeral of deceased chief of army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers who died in an air crash.<\/p>\n<p>According to Garba Shehu,\u00a0the president does not like \u201cthis idea of closing roads, security men molesting people on the road\u201d whenever he is out for an event outside Aso Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that President Buhari who is also the\u00a0commander-in-chief of the armed forces, was absent when Attahiru and the army officers including three generals were laid to rest in Abuja a day after their passing.<\/p>\n<p>Several critics including prominent Nigerians accused the president\u00a0of lacking empathy and tagged his administration \u201cthe most irresponsible government in the history of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"51\">\n<p>Some also said it could affect the morale of personnel of the Nigerian army, particularly the soldiers on the frontline.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to speak on the matter during an Arise TV programme on Tuesday, Shehu said although he has not spoken with Buhari on the matter, the president\u2019s dislike for the closure of roads could be the reason for his action.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI was in Europe myself on assignment and I have not spoken to the president on this but let me give you just one example: The president is somebody who is so concerned about the safety and wellbeing of ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/22\/oyetola-to-nigerians-do-not-mourn-attahiru-others-like-unbelievers\/\">Nigerians<\/a> on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know why he now prays his Jumaat in the state house and doesn\u2019t go to the national mosque? Because he doesn\u2019t like this idea of closing roads, security men molesting people on the road for the president to have the right of way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are small things for many people but they are important for President Muhammadu Buhari. So, it is a mourning situation and the president<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the funeral of deceased chief of army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers who died in an air crash. 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