President Buhari denies hiring the massive crowd that welcomes him during any state visit

President Buhari has refuted claims that he hires crowd that come out to welcome him during any state visit. Speaking at the dinner organized in his honor to mark his 2-day working visit to Bauchi State, President Buhari said

“I am very pleased that people voluntarily turned up, challenged the weather, waited in the heat for hours, just because they wanted to see me and say hello. I never hired any crowd because I am not in a position to hire crowds… thank you very much for the turnout.” he said