The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity , Garba Shehu , on Thursday , said there was no truth in media reports that former governor of Ogun State , Ibikunle Amosun , transferred N12 . 5 m from the state government account to the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd . ) , when he was still the governor .
In a message he posted on social media , the presidential aide said the money in question was transferred to the “ PMB Estate . ”
He explained that the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate in Abeokuta belonged to the state government and was only named after the President .
Shehu wrote , “ Fake news industry at work. A certain document showing the transfer of N12 , 500 , 000 from the coffers of Ogun State to a ‘ PMB Estate ’ is being circulated to tarnish the image of President Muhammadu Buhari .
“ The PMB Estate is owned by the Ogun State Government, which honoured the President by naming it after him . Of course , that does not confer the ownership of the estate on President Buhari .
“ The gossipy online newspaper peddling the falsehood that the President , Muhammadu Buhari , the tried and tested anti – corruption fighter is the beneficiary of this cash transfer should be ignored . ”
