Below is a video from Osibanjo twitter account where he said it is not true that he was excluded from security with service chiefs and northern Governors. He said he decided not to attend because he was too busy with so many other things.

Check out the video @ProfOsinbajo’s Tweet below: https://twitter.com/ProfOsinbajo/status/1098524679189483521?s=08




My opinion on the issue:

PDP through Doyin Okupe is promoting Propaganda and fake news over Osibanjo absence in Security chiefs meeting with President Buhari. They claim he was denied entry because the president wanted only northerners in the meeting.


The chief of defense staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who is the head of the military is a christian from south west, Ekiti state . He was present at the meeting. Chief of Army staff, Chief of Naval staff and Airforce chief report to him. He is the most senior military personnel in Nigeria and he holds the highest office and rank currently in the military. He gives directives to chief of Army staff, air force chief and chief of naval staff.




The chief of Naval staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas who is from cross rivers state in south south and a christian was there at the meeting

How is it a northern affair? So because osibanjo is not there, it now becomes Northern affair? Osibanjo is busy with campaign !!

Below is report from leadership newspaper on security chiefs in attendance

. ........... Members of the President’s cabinet at the meeting include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, as well as the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, and Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, among others.

Security chief in attendance were the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe.


Also present were Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar; Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Buchi, and some other security heads.

https://leadership.ng/2019/02/19/president-buhari-meets-with-governors-security-chiefs/


In June 2015 in the early days of Buhari/Osibanjo adminstration, this same fake news was promoted and was found to be false as shown below by premiumtimes.

INVESTIGATION: VP Osinbajo was never excluded from national security meetings
June 18, 2015


Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
More details are now emerging about the purported exclusion of the Vice President from some National Security Council meetings held so far, days after the presidency formally denied the false speculations describing them as “the creation of someone who just wanted to write something”.

Informed presidency sources said the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo was actually informed and invited to the meeting by the President himself, and that due to other pressing engagements and commitments of the presidency, the VP had to be present at other events, including a foreign trip to Sudan.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185279-investigation-vp-osinbajo-was-never-excluded-from-national-security-meetings.html

I am wondering why people are taking Okupe serious.

So all the service chiefs comprised of only Northerners?

Why was Osinbajo bounced from the meeting?

One of the problem we have here in Nigeria is that some speak before they reason & the forth coming election is even encouraging people to spread fake & unsubstantiated news in the social media as well as the fact that useless & fake bloggers are using fake news to draw traffic to their sites

UAE123:
One of the problem we have here in Nigeria is that some speak before they reason & the forth coming election is even encouraging people to spread fake & unsubstantiated news in the social media as well as the fact that useless & fake bloggers are using fake news to draw traffic to their sites

Is becoming an epidemics

weyreypey:
Why was Osinbajo bounced from the meeting?

The south is only being used to campaign for Buhari. Any serious talk, South is left out

Fani kayode, Doyin Okuigbe, Reno O'Fùcktard, and the rest of the demonic entities that populate pdp are urging us not to vote Buhari because he's a Muslim and want us to vote in the Roman Catholic Priest caller Atiku Abubakar.

Anyone who supports these beasts must surely be a sub human species.

APC doesn't offer anything that is real or genuine. they are as fake as their party and promises. please let's vote them out come Feb 23 and march 9 2019

Olonisakin na rubber stamp CDS o,the man in charge is really buratai,buhari discusses nothing the CDS,rather he communicates with buratai first before bringing in olonisakin,if you all think buhari is not a bigot then you need your head examined.

Corrinthians:
Fani kayode, Doyin Okuigbe, Reno O'person, and the rest of the demonic entities that populate pdp are urging us not to vote Buhari because he's a Muslim and want us to vote in the Roman Catholic Priest caller Atiku Abubakar.

Anyone who supports these beasts must surely be a sub human species.

They are expert in bigotry and fakenews

The OP actually made the matter worse by confirming the fears and concerns of Nigerians. Why would Osiibajo be denied entry? Forget who else is there

weyreypey:
Why was Osinbajo bounced from the meeting?

Good question.
Ask them

life2017:
PDP through Doyin Okupe is promoting Propaganda and fake news over Osibanjo absence in Security chiefs meeting with President Buhari. They claim he was denied entry because the president wanted only northerners in the meeting.

The chief of defense staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who is the head of the military is a christian from south west, Ekiti state . He was present at the meeting. Chief of Army staff, Chief of Naval staff and Airforce chief report to him. He is the most senior military personnel in Nigeria and he holds the highest office and rank currently in the military. He gives directives to chief of Army staff, air force chief and chief of naval staff.

The chief of Naval staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas who is from cross rivers state in south south and a christian was there at the meeting

How is it a northern affair? So because osibanjo is not there, it now becomes Northern affair? Osibanjo is busy with campaign !!

Below is report from leadership newspaper on security chiefs in attendance



https://leadership.ng/2019/02/19/president-buhari-meets-with-governors-security-chiefs/

You have said nothing Oga.
The question is....
Why should a whole VP be excluded from a security meeting at this critical election time.
Answer first

ozodigboo:

You have said nothing Oga.
The question is....
Why should a whole VP be excluded from a security meeting at this critical election time.
Answer first

Osibanjo is busy with other things. And those who spread the fake news motives is to say he was excluded because he is a Christian from southern Nigeria.
That motives have been completely debunked by the presence of chief of defence staff and chief of naval staff

we know. They claim atiku will divide buharis vote yet they are spreading fake news.

Fake news everywhere.

ozodigboo:

You have said nothing Oga.
The question is....
Why should a whole VP be excluded from a security meeting at this critical election time.
Answer first

How did u know he was excluded? because he was absent in the meeting does not mean he was excluded.
We all know how busy Osibanjo have been campaigning for next level

You dey mind Atiku supporters? Bunch of thieving lying losers like their master.

diadem10:
You dey mind Atiku supporters? Bunch of thieving lying losers like their master.

Dont mind them

Front page

life2017:
PDP through Doyin Okupe is promoting Propaganda and fake news over Osibanjo absence in Security chiefs meeting with President Buhari. They claim he was denied entry because the president wanted only northerners in the meeting.

The chief of defense staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who is the head of the military is a christian from south west, Ekiti state . He was present at the meeting. Chief of Army staff, Chief of Naval staff and Airforce chief report to him. He is the most senior military personnel in Nigeria and he holds the highest office and rank currently in the military. He gives directives to chief of Army staff, air force chief and chief of naval staff.

The chief of Naval staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas who is from cross rivers state in south south and a christian was there at the meeting

How is it a northern affair? So because osibanjo is not there, it now becomes Northern affair? Osibanjo is busy with campaign !!

Below is report from leadership newspaper on security chiefs in attendance



https://leadership.ng/2019/02/19/president-buhari-meets-with-governors-security-chiefs/


In June 2015 in the early days of Buhari/Osibanjo adminstration, this same fake news was promoted and was found to be false as shown below by premiumtimes.




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185279-investigation-vp-osinbajo-was-never-excluded-from-national-security-meetings.html

life2017:
PDP through Doyin Okupe is promoting Propaganda and fake news over Osibanjo absence in Security chiefs meeting with President Buhari. They claim he was denied entry because the president wanted only northerners in the meeting.

The chief of defense staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who is the head of the military is a christian from south west, Ekiti state . He was present at the meeting. Chief of Army staff, Chief of Naval staff and Airforce chief report to him. He is the most senior military personnel in Nigeria and he holds the highest office and rank currently in the military. He gives directives to chief of Army staff, air force chief and chief of naval staff.

The chief of Naval staff Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas who is from cross rivers state in south south and a christian was there at the meeting

How is it a northern affair? So because osibanjo is not there, it now becomes Northern affair? Osibanjo is busy with campaign !!

Below is report from leadership newspaper on security chiefs in attendance



https://leadership.ng/2019/02/19/president-buhari-meets-with-governors-security-chiefs/


In June 2015 in the early days of Buhari/Osibanjo adminstration, this same fake news was promoted and was found to be false as shown below by premiumtimes.




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/185279-investigation-vp-osinbajo-was-never-excluded-from-national-security-meetings.html

Not true sir...

Ok

Damage control

weyreypey:
Why was Osinbajo bounced from the meeting?

We're you there when he was denied...

Atiku slowpoke

life2017:


The chief of defense staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who is the head of the military is a christian from south west, Ekiti state . He was present at the meeting.

Chief of Army staff, Chief of Naval staff and Airforce chief report to him. He is the most senior military personnel in Nigeria and he holds the highest office and rank currently in the military. He gives directives to chief of Army staff, air force chief and chief of naval staff

Let us pretend that it's ignorance that made you make such a blatant claim in bold above. Plz don't make such errounous comments on public fora as some people may actually think it's real.

Just in case you don't know, chief of defense staff is more like a ceremonial position. None of the chief of staffs report to him.

Blazebond:
Olonisakin na rubber stamp CDS o,the man in charge is really buratai,buhari discusses nothing the CDS,rather he communicates with buratai first before bringing in olonisakin,if you all think buhari is not a bigot then you need your head examined.

The CDS is a staff officer

Even the GOC Guards Brigade that is directly under the CDS reports directly to Buhari.

How many times has Buruntai being pictured meeting with Buhari without the CDS present ?

life2017:


How did u know he was excluded? because he was absent in the meeting does not mean he was excluded.
We all know how busy Osibanjo have been campaigning for next level

OK , he was not invited .

MaziOmenuko:


Let us pretend that it's ignorance that made you make such a blatant claim in bold above. Plz don't make such errounous comments on public fora as some people may actually think it's real.

Just in case you don't know, chief of defense staff is more like a ceremonial position. None of the chief of staffs report to him.

The Defense Chief is in charge of budgetary allocation to the Chief of Army, Air, Naval.

No military formation from any Service deploys without first briefing and getting approval from Defense Chief.

Service Chiefs own operations and missions but Defense Chief is accountable, wheter good or bad.

Defense Chief is sitting at the top of the heirarchy and all military infrastructures and assets of a country are under his management.

Defense Chief work on political, diplomatic, legal, cultural, mercantile and military interests and his office is supported by staffs specialized to give advisory in these fields of international engagement.

The Chief of Defence Staff control the 3 members of the armed forces which are the Army,Navy & Air force because their heads report to him & it is his constitutional duty to oversee all of them & give direction where necessary but the Chief of Army Staff only control the Army.

The fact that the President can chose to give order and get report directly frombservice chiefs without passing through the chief of defence staff doesn't remove the fact that under normal circumstances they report to him. The president is the commander in Chief. He is the direct boss of chief of defence staff.


We currently have a CDS who doesn't like too much media attention. because of that, people like u have ignorantly interpreted as him being irrelevant.




General Sani Abacha was chief of defence staff to IBB and the took over from IBB. He held that boost from 10 January 1990 17 November 1993


General Abdulsalami Abubakar was chief of defence staff to Abacha and he took over from Abacha.

Please don't confuse the personality of the current CDS for power of CDS

life2017:


The Defense Chief is in charge of budgetary allocation to the Chief of Army, Air, Naval.

No military formation from any Service deploys without first briefing and getting approval from Defense Chief.

Service Chiefs own operations and missions but Defense Chief is accountable, wheter good or bad.

Defense Chief is sitting at the top of the heirarchy and all military infrastructures and assets of a country are under his management.

Defense Chief work on political, diplomatic, legal, cultural, mercantile and military interests and his office is supported by staffs specialized to give advisory in these fields of international engagement.

The Chief of Defence Staff control the 3 members of the armed forces which are the Army,Navy & Air force because their heads report to him & it is his constitutional duty to oversee all of them & give direction where necessary but the Chief of Army Staff only control the Army.

The fact that the President can chose to give order and get report directly frombservice chiefs without passing through the chief of defence staff doesn't remove the fact that under normal circumstances they report to him. The president is the commander in Chief. He is the direct boss of chief of defence staff.


We currently have a CDS who doesn't like too much media attention. because of that, people like u have ignorantly interpreted as him being irrelevant.

You only remember CDS now that it is occupied by a Yoruba man.

CDS is the go between the Presidency and the army. He has no single command structure under him. Even the brigades guard GOC does not report to the CDS but directly to the president .

life2017:


The Defense Chief is in charge of budgetary allocation to the Chief of Army, Air, Naval.

No military formation from any Service deploys without first briefing and getting approval from Defense Chief.

Service Chiefs own operations and missions but Defense Chief is accountable, wheter good or bad.

Defense Chief is sitting at the top of the heirarchy and all military infrastructures and assets of a country are under his management.

Defense Chief work on political, diplomatic, legal, cultural, mercantile and military interests and his office is supported by staffs specialized to give advisory in these fields of international engagement.

The Chief of Defence Staff control the 3 members of the armed forces which are the Army,Navy & Air force because their heads report to him & it is his constitutional duty to oversee all of them & give direction where necessary but the Chief of Army Staff only control the Army.

The fact that the President can chose to give order and get report directly frombservice chiefs without passing through the chief of defence staff doesn't remove the fact that under normal circumstances they report to him. The president is the commander in Chief. He is the direct boss of chief of defence staff.


We currently have a CDS who doesn't like too much media attention. because of that, people like u have ignorantly interpreted as him being irrelevant.




General Sani Abacha was chief of defence staff to IBB and the took over from IBB. He held that boost from 10 January 1990 17 November 1993


General Abdulsalami Abubakar was chief of defence staff to Abacha and he took over from Abacha.

Please don't confuse the personality of the current CDS for power of CDS

Please, for the umpteenth time, the service chiefs report directly to the president and not to any CDS! Only the president can appoint or sack a service chief.

You are mistaken the Chief of Defense Staff under military regime and that under civilian rule. The CDS in military rule is like a chief of staff now; so they naturally are closer to the presidency and have more administrative powers.

Once again, the chief of defense staff is a ceremonial position with no single battalion under its command.

Blazebond:
Olonisakin na rubber stamp CDS o,the man in charge is really buratai,buhari discusses nothing the CDS,rather he communicates with buratai first before bringing in olonisakin,if you all think buhari is not a bigot then you need your head examined.

And do you know d@ ooo?

MaziOmenuko:


Please, for the umpteenth time, the service chiefs report directly to the president and not to any CDS! Only the president can appoint or sack a service chief.

You are mistaken the Chief of Defense Staff under military regime and that under civilian rule. The CDS in military rule is like a chief of staff now; so they naturally are closer to the presidency and have more administrative powers.

Once again, the chief of defense staff is a ceremonial position with no single battalion under its command.

You are wrong. There is no confusion.
Even under the military, the chief of defence staff cannot fire chief of Army staff or chief of naval staff.

Inability to fire does not remove superiority.