Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has dismissed claims that a photo showing him and former president Olusegun Obasanjo which went viral on Tuesday did not emanate from a secret meeting between them.
The widely circulated photo on social media showed Mr Osinbajo, the former president, and Rotimi Amaechi, the director general of Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, in a meeting.
Several Nigerians opined that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had begun seeking ways to lobby Obasanjo ahead of the 2019 general election.
But the vice president’s media aide, Laolu Akande, took to Twitter to say that the meeting, which happened at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, was a coincidence.
According to Akande, there was no secret meeting between the duo. He tweeted:
“Ignore reports VP Osinbajo alongside Minister Amaechi held meeting with former President Obasanjo in Ota.
“Yesterday, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, on his way to Lagos, Vice President ran into the former President who had just landed. They exchanged pleasantries. Period,” Akande tweeted.
Mr Obasanjo recently endorsed the opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is expected to be the main challenger to Buhari, who is seeking re-election.
Recently, Obasanjo expressed his dissatisfaction with the president, whom he had supported in 2015 to win the election, urging him not to seek re-election because he had performed dismally.
