Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement yesterday said the former lawmaker’s invitation had nothing to do with his “irresponsible utterances.”

Shehu while asking Nigerians to ignore Na’Abba’s publicity stunt as President Buhari has no issues with him, also warned Na’Abba to distance the presidency from the situation he has found himself and should rather sort himself out accordingly. In the statement, Shehu said:

“The Presidency urges the general public to ignore as a publicity stunt publicity, the widely circulated reports alleging that former Speaker Umar Ghali Na’Abba has been invited by the Department of State Service over his alleged comments on President Buhari.

“Our findings have revealed that his invitation has nothing to do with the alleged irresponsible utterances by Umar Ghali Na’Abba, which in any case did not catch the attention of the Presidency, or of any serious politician for that matter.

“There are serious politicians who talk, and the Presidency responds because such politicians throw jibes which must get attention.

“Flash in the pan politicians and those who fabricate political relevance don’t bother anyone.

“We advise Na’Abba to distance the Presidency from the situation he has found himself and sort himself out accordingly.”