President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his proposed official two-day trip to Lagos.
According to Sahara Reporters, the President cancelled the trip because of an “ear infection.”
Sahara Reporters also reported that there might be some underlying political motivation behind the cancellation as Buhari is allegedly unhappy with a meeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Bola Tinubu had with organized labor last week without clearance from the President’s office.
However, Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant, media and publicity spoke to journalists and confirmed that President Buhari will no longer be available for the two-day visit but he will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
He attributed the cancellation to “scheduling difficulties.”
The presidential spokesman said, “The President is faced with scheduling difficulties and that is the reason for the postponement of the Visit.
“He needs more time for Lagos and for Edo which had earlier been stepped down.
“As a result of this, the visit has been scaled down and he is being represented by His Excellency the Vice-President, who is going to Lagos to commission a few projects, leaving the rest for Mr. President.
“The President will undertake these visits after the Ramadan.”
The spokesman of the Vice-President, Laolu Akande, also on Sunday issued a two-paragraph statement on the issue.
The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented in Lagos State tomorrow (Monday) on an official visit by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
“On behalf of the President, Prof. Osinbajo would commission a number of projects in the state as part of the visit.”
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