Tension!!! Saraki, Dino Melaye, Biafra Agitators, On The Run
There is palpable tension in the Presidential Villa, as sources have revealed what transpired behind close doors between Acting President, Yemi Osinbajom and his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, in London.
Osinbajo, had departed for London, on Tuesday night, to meet with Buhari, 65 days after the latter left the country to get treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
The Acting President, whose trip was announced by his Spokesman, Mr. Laolu Akande, in a tweet, on Tuesday night, was scheduled to return to the country immediately after the meeting.
“AgP Osinbajo meeting with President Buhari in London today, and returning to Abuja immediately afterwards”, Akande had tweeted.
Osinbajo had returned to Nigeria since 5 am, on Wednesday.
Reacting, sources have alleged that Osinbajo’s trip was not by his own design, but was at the instance of Buhari, to discuss the myriad of challenges confronting the Acting President, in the course of discharging the functions of his office.
While speaking, a Presidential source said: “Most notable of the challenges that have confronted Osinbajo in Buhari’s absence, were the threats by some Northern youths to evict residents of Igbo extraction from the North, by October 1, and the continuing agitation by Biafra agitators for the break-up of Nigeria.
“Also, the threat by the Senate to stop further confirmation of Presidential nominees, following the failure by the Executive to remove the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, who had been rejected twice by the Red Chamber, has widened the rift between both arms of government.”
He added: “All these topped the discussion between Osinbajo and Buhari in the UK.”
Since Buhari’s departure more than two months ago, nothing has been heard of the President.
Tuesday was the first time Osinbajo officially met with Buhari, since he traveled to the UK for medical treatment, for the second time this year.
His wife, Aisha, who is with him in London, on Monday, had alluded to his recovery and possible return, when she said in a Facebook post: “God has answered the prayers of the weaker animals. The hyenas and the jackals will soon be sent out of the kingdom.”
