The Presidency has denied reports alleging that Vice President Kashim Shettima was barred from the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The statement was signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.

The Presidency said the claims were false, describing them as “totally fabricated” and aimed at misleading the public into believing there was a rift between President Bola Tinubu and his Vice.

The report, which circulated via “obscure blogs,” alleged that military personnel had barricaded the entrance of the Villa to prevent the Vice President from entering.

Nkwocha dismissed the claim as “the wildest expression of wishful thinking” and accused those behind it of attempting to sow discord within the government.