The Presidency has described as embarrassing, the rumours being circulated that President Muhammadu Buhari refused to move into the Presidential Villa because of an alleged advice from Senegalese spiritualists.

The President’s spokesperson said it was ridiculous to attribute Buhari’s delay in moving into the villa to any advice from fictitious marabouts.

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, released a statement saying that the President Buhari is a practising Muslim who believes his fate belongs to God.

The statement said that “no true believer combines faith in God and reliance on the power of ordinary mortals, who can neither protect themselves, nor protect others from the hands of fate.”

According to the Presidency, the purported “spiritual cleansing of the Aso Rock Villa by Senegalese marabouts before President Buhari moves into the villa” was nothing but unfounded rumours.

Shehu, restated that renovation works in the villa was the reason why Buhari’s movement into the Presidential Villa is being delayed.