The Presidency has come out to rubbish the story that some youths attacked the convoy of President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.
The claim came after a video started going round on Friday, showing a group of young men throwing stones at a motorcade many believed belonged to the President.
Reacting to the clip, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, O’tega Ogra, said what was being shared online is false.
According to him, the video does not reflect what actually took place after the President observed Juma’at prayers at the Shagari Central Mosque in Area 1.
In the trending clip, some of the youths could be heard shouting “Ba ma yi, ba ma so.” In Hausa, that means “we do not want you, we do not support you.” They were also seen throwing stones in the direction of the convoy.
Ogra said the whole narrative was put together by the opposition.
He took to his X page on Friday to share a different video. The new footage showed Tinubu coming out of the mosque after prayers, waving at supporters and walking calmly to his official car.
The President was seen in a white outfit with a black cap carrying his traditional insignia. Supporters around him were waving and taking pictures as he moved.
“Contrary to the narrative being pushed by the opposition, with videos of their alleged paid thugs at the National Mosque today, here is footage of Mr President leaving the mosque after Friday prayers this afternoon,” Ogra wrote in the post.
He maintained that Tinubu left the mosque without any incident and was not attacked by anybody.
