Buhari’s Spokesperson Blasts Jonathan Over Boko Haram Mediator Claim

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FCT, Abuja - Malam Garba Shehu, spokesman of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, said ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan lied about Boko Haram nominating Buhari to represent them in a dialogue with the government.

Shehu accused Jonathan of targeting 2027 votes because of his presidential ambition.

As reported by Daily Trust, Shehu dismissed Jonathan’s claim in a statement issued on Friday, October 3, 2025.

“If this is a campaign statement towards his bid for the presidency in 2027, we want to say to him that 'Mr. Jonathan, you are making a false start.”

“Muhammed Yusuf or Abubakar Shekau, the deceased leaders of the Boko Haram terrorist group, never nominated Muhammadu Buhari for any such role. In fact, Shekau routinely denounced and threatened Buhari, and their ideologies were in direct opposition.

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“In 2014, Muhammadu Buhari escaped a bomb attack on his life by Boko Haram in Kaduna, in which his personal staff suffered various degrees of injury. Buhari’s campaigns focused on fighting Boko Haram and restoring security to Nigeria whenever he became president, putting him in direct opposition to the terrorist group’s leader."

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