Former presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has pledged his allegiance to former President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that he has no intention of serving two masters.
According to Shehu, nobody can serve two masters at the same time.
He also declared that, as much as the future is in God’s hands, he has no intention of returning to Atiku Abubakar even if the former Vice President decides to run for the presidency in 2027.
Naijaonpoint reports that Shehu, who made the declaration on Thursday during an interview with TVC, stated that he possesses integrity and character and should not be compared to individuals like Daniel Bwala, who once worked for Atiku and subsequently began working for President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “Let me tell you, if you have integrity, I’m not pretending that I have, people can judge it for themselves. I think a man should serve only one master at a time. You can not serve two masters at a time, otherwise, you are deceiving yourself or you are deceiving them.”
However, when asked pointedly by the anchor to disclose which master he is serving right now, Shehu declared that, “I’m with Muhammadu Buhari.”
Pushed further during the interview on his allegiance, Shehu stated that he remains committed to Buhari because the former President gave him absolute trust.
He added that Buhari is not often seen in public spaces, nor does he issue unnecessary press statements, because he doesn’t want to contest the political space with incumbent President Tinubu.
“I don’t want to be speculative on anything, God knows what happens tomorrow. However, what I’m saying is that if you are looking to make an example of me with some of the characters you just mentioned a short while ago, I am not in that mould. As a matter of fact, when I speak for Buhari these days, I do so out of a commitment to a leader who gave me his absolute trust, and I feel that he needs my support; otherwise, I would have done as many others did. Walk away and start something else, but I’m happy I’m still on his side. He doesn’t need much of what we used to do in there. He’s not as active as before, certainly not as President, so that even the statements we make on his behalf, you can see they are very occasional and specific, we don’t want to meddle into…otherwise people will think there are two presidents in the country. No, the President of the country at the moment is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari would not be contesting the space with him,” Shehu declared.