The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, on Wednesday said there was no truth in some reports making the round that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo was being compelled by some state governors to resign.
In a statement made available to journalists, Ojudu described the news as a fabrication.
The presidential aide said, “I have read many ridiculous stories saying the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is being held hostage by some governors who are trying to compel him to resign.
“I have equally received several calls regarding this. The story is simply not true. It is a fabrication. Don’t be a purveyor of fake news.
“The Vice-President is behind his desk carrying out his task. The Federal Executive Council, presided over by him, has just ended and he has been busy receiving visitors and holding meetings.”
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has called on those linking him as replacement for Osinbajo after the Vice-President must have been forced to resign, to leave him out of the “baseless rumour.”
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, the Senate President said “these troublemakers should refrain from linking Senator Saraki’s name to their evil plot.”
He added, “My attention has been drawn to a speculation on some online media about supposed meeting of some governors who held Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to ransom and sought for Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to take over the Presidency.
“My first initial reaction was to ignore this empty rumour but after being inundated with calls from across the country and abroad, it became necessary for me to make clarifications from our own end.
“It is a good thing that the Presidency had dismissed the speculation and showed that there is no substance to it. However, I feel it should be known that those behind this baseless, empty and unintelligent mischief are those who do not love this country.
“Such suggestions as contained in the speculation can only bring ill-will, disunity and crisis to the country and I therefore advise the sponsors to desist immediately. More importantly, these trouble makers should refrain from linking Senator Saraki’s name to their evil plot.”
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