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Presidency Denies Sheriff's Involvement In Security Talks In ChadPresident Goodluck Jonathan has denied that he travelled to ChadMondaywith a former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff.
The president, in a statement today by his spokesman, Reuben Abati, also denied that Sheriff participated in a security meeting with him and Chadian President Idriss Deby.
Meanwhile, the presidential spokesman hadMondayevening posted a picture on his twitter handle showing Sheriff seated in a meeting with Jonathan and Deby.
Australian negotiator Stephen Davis had recently alleged that Sheriff and a former Army Chief Azubuike Ihejirika were sponsors of the Boko Haram sect.
The president had come under attacks for travelling to Chad with Sheriff for the security meeting aimed at forging a stronger alliance against terrorism and violent extremism.
But Abati claimed today that Sheriff was not on Jonathan's entourage to Ndjamena, saying the former governor happened to be there at the time of the president’s visit and joined other Nigerian residents of the Chadian capital in coming to the airport to welcome Jonathan.
The presidential spokesman specifically slammed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other critics for accusing Jonathan of hobnobbing with the alleged financier of the Boko Haram sect.
Abati, who said Sheriff’s presence in Chad was not at Jonathan’s instance, also insisted that the former governor did not participate in any of the president’s discussions with President Idriss Deby or his (Jonathan's) other engagements in Ndjamena.
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