Amaechi, Osinabjo, Obasanjo
The
vice president's media aide, Laolu Akande, has reacted to photos making
the rounds online which alleges that Osinbajo and Amaechi held a secret
meeting with Obasanjo.
Some photos which emerged online and are showing former president
Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday,
exchanging pleasantries, was alleged that they were taken from a secret
meeting between the two leaders.
The photos, which showed Osinbajo, Obasanjo, and Rotimi Amaechi, in
a meeting and was widely circulated on social media, led several
Nigerians to opine that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had
begun seeking ways to lobby Obasanjo ahead of the 2019 general election.
In a swift response to the viral reports and insinuations, the vice
president’s media aide, Laolu Akande, took to Twitter to say the
meeting, which happened at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, was
a coincidence, adding that there was no secret meeting between the duo.
He wrote: “Ignore reports VP Osinbajo alongside Minister Amaechi held meeting with former President Obasanjo in Ota.
“Yesterday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja,
on his way to Lagos, Vice President ran into the former President who
had just landed. They exchanged pleasantries. Period,” Akande said.
Recall that Obasanjo recently endorsed the Atiku Abubakar of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is expected to be the main APC
challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking re-election.
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