Buhari vs Osinbajo: Southern, middle belt leaders demand briefing on VP
- The federal government has been asked to brief Nigerians on the reasons for stripping Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of some of his statutory responsibilities
- The forum says something is definitely wrong in the presidency even when it cannot place its fingers on it yet
- The forum says it has noticed the unusual quietness of the presidency on the damaging allegations against the vice president
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has asked the federal government to brief Nigerians on the reasons for stripping Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of some of his statutory responsibilities.
The forum made the demand in a statement by its leaders, Chief Edwin Clark (south south); Chief Ayo Adebanjo (southwest); Chief John Nwodo (southeast) and Dr Pogu Bitrus (middle belt), on Sunday, September 29.
Legit.ng gathers that the forum said it had noticed the unusual quietness of the presidency on the damaging allegations against the vice president.
According to the forum, in any normal clime, it should not have taken more than a day for the presidency to dispel the allegations to maintain the moral standing of Osinbajo and the integrity of the administration.
The forum demanded a statement from the government on the weighty allegations or an investigation to be carried out.
The leaders said: “The office of the vice president today is definitely not what it was two weeks ago. Something is definitely wrong even when we cannot place our fingers on it yet.
"And this is because of the opaque handling of affairs of a supposed constitutional democracy and open society in a manner reminiscent of a kingdom where things are done according to the whims and caprices of the monarch.”
“In order to preserve the unity of the country therefore, we demand explanation on what is happening to Osinbajo from the presidency, and if no such is forthcoming, his functions should be restored.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly in Lagos on Sunday, September 30, said God would frustrate every evil cabal suppressing the efforts of Nigerians.
Bakare, who made the assertion during the church service in Lagos, said that God would not allow anything bad to happen to the country.
He said: “Nigeria is our own and it must not crumble. If there is any cabal of evil anywhere doing anything to suppress the people of this nation, God will frustrate their efforts."
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