Special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has described reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has resigned as fake news sponsored by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Rumours that Osinbajo was contemplating resigning started on Tuesday after President Buhari met with the service chiefs and three governors from the north.
No sooner had the meeting ended than some social media users began reporting that the vice president was angry at his exclusion from the meeting.
Some claim to have spoken with Osinbajo’s aides who confirmed that he was refused entrance at the meeting.
Responding in a Facebook post on Thursday, Ojudu said the “fake news” is part of a desperate strategy by the PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He added that the party can do anything – even assassinate Osinbajo – to win the forthcoming elections.
Ojudu’s post reads: “PDP and Atiku are desperate. Their desperation is however going too far and they are capable of doing anything now .They are resorting to all manners of puerile strategy to win, to get the South West in particular. In conjunction with their foreign allies and consultants and a band of ethnic bigots they are even circulating a fake news that Osinbajo has resigned. It was the same set of people who blamed God for not killing him when his helicopter crashed. They were agog with all manners of inhuman and ungodly postings on social media after the unfortunate incidents. We know them they are king and queens of FAKE NEWS.
“PDP and its agents have become so irresponsible. They can do anything now, even assassinate Osinbajo to achieve their purpose. But God forbid! They know Yoruba states will be key decider in this election. They are doing everything possible in the South West to cause confusion. They are sending money to pastors (quote me on this” to tell their congregation that Buhari want to Islamise Nigeria and some pretenders in cassock are doing their biddings. When your pastor or Bishop preaches that Buhari want to Islamise Nigeria ask him or her how much he or she has collected from Atiku and PDP. How I wish the pastors know the source of the money they are collecting from Atiku. We are up to them as we shall continue to expose them.”
Meanwhile, Osinbajo met with the Hausa community in Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday in continuation of campaign for Saturday’s presidential election in which he is Buhari’ running mate.
