*It was a FG case against the PDP Chieftain brought by EFCC
*Published story is a fabrication

RE: Despite What Osinbajo Did To Me, I won’t Join Those Plotting His Downfall-Bode George

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is completely baffled by a statement credited to Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP to the effect that he had forgiven the VP for his alleged role in his (Chief George) incarceration for alleged contract splitting during his tenure as Chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA.

According to the Vice President, “ I honestly hope that this is fake news and the product of some mischief as the entire story is a complete fabrication.“

However, it is now important to set the records straight as follows, in rebuttal of this amazing falsehood!

1. Chief Olabode George’s trial commenced in August 2008, a year after Prof. Osinbajo left as Attorney-General of Lagos State. ( He served as Attorney General from 1999 to 2007.) Chief George was convicted by the High Court in 2009.

2. Chief Olabode George was charged to court by the EFCC, a Federal Government agency, not the Ministry of Justice, Lagos State. Chief George’s party, the PDP was in office at the center in Abuja at the time.

3. Chief Olabode George was charged under Sections 104 and 203 of the Criminal Code. The Code has been in force since 1914! Indeed both provisions have been in the Code since then. Every State in the South of Nigeria cites it as it’s own law.

Prof. Osinbajo clearly could not therefore, as Chief George alleged, have “connived with Tinubu to draft the unknown law that was used to convict him”. Neither Prof. Osinbajo, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, nor the House of Assembly, Lagos State passed any new Criminal law. In any event, their tenure ended a year before he was charged to court.

The other law that came up at the Supreme Court, “The Public Procurement Act 2007,” is an Act of the National Assembly, not a State law.

4. The Vice President never met Chief Olabode George on any flight within or outside Nigeria. He also never had a discussion with him on his conviction or incarceration on any flight or at any time . Indeed the only interaction the VP had with Chief George since his incarceration was in 2017 at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Lagos State, where the VP was guest of honour . The VP greeted him where he sat with other elders of Lagos State. There was no discussion whatsoever in that brief encounter.

It is hoped that these claims were only falsely credited to him, otherwise one would have to wonder how he came about such an outlandish fiction, complete with a meeting on a flight that definitely never happened!

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
15 October 2019

So Bode George picked the baton from Adoke and wants to use the Vice President's name to trend. Wetin Musa no go see for gate. The Vice President clearly has never met this man before. Why frame this lie in the right frame of mind.

Over to you Chief Bode George... you come give us further info on how you sat with Prof Osinbajo in a flight. Come gist us again about your so called "antiquated law" that was used to try & convict you!
Everyone is just trying hard to cash in on the rising popularity of VP Osinbajo!

We knew Bode George is LYING, He is sick

This Bode guy is just seriously looking for attention unnecessarily. Just cooking up lies so as to get his name's in the media.
Thanks for this clarification.

Chief Bode George, move on now with your life and leave this your incarceration thing in the past. Whatever does not kill you can make you tougher and stronger.

I wonder what luxury is attached to telling lies ,i just knew the bode guy was just trying to gain a little fame ,i hope he enjoyed the few hours fame..... Thanks for the clarification��

He should not blame Osinbajo's for his misfortune, he should dey on his dey oh

With all this clarity, it is now very plain how even the elders can just choose to tell outright lies when they are chasing clout. This was in a published interview, so it makes you wonder what exactly is the end game of Bode George if not pushing another 'Dubai Strategy'.

Bode George ole

Some will just open their mouth, all never thought what's right exactly

So Mr Bode George want to use our star boy to trend and maybe to revive his dead political career? kikikikikikikk

We all know Bode George is LYING, and He's very sick to use the VP name to lie

I guess the number one thing you have to do now when you need relevance again as a Statesman is to put Osinbajo's name in your mouth, i knew there was no plausibility to Bode George's claims, including their meeting on a jet Lol how? Deluded person.

This is adverse effect of old age, telling on their some people's Grand father. Bode George has lost it totally

Let's also remember that Chief Bode George was indicted for corruption in NPA.

Bode George wants turn himself to a tool in hand of detractors or let me say he is looking for recognitions after not been relevant for few years now. But it is unfortunate that he would be telling lies to be relevant at his age

Bode george just fall my hand. Na him be say e never jam the VP for flight.
So why e dey lie?
Abi e want attention because everybody dey look for national attention this days o

Bode elder state man way suppose dey pray for the government to make more progress. He dey form bad guy on top bad thing way him do

Bode George think he can buy our hearts by an article like this. Bode was tried based on the offence committed.

I understand Bode George is an elders statesman but why fabricate such a story in a huge magnitude. On a plane, that the Vice President has never been on with you.

Soon we will get an apology from Independent Newspaper. Omo Nigerian journalists and media outfits need to rethink what profession they really want to do and how professional they want to be.

I don't only blame Mr. Bode but also the media outfit that published the fiction. Zero investigation. Looking for cheap popularity.

Uncle Bode should also remember this in case he has forgotten that Osinbajo was not in power when he was tried. Bode George should not mention Osinbajo's name at all..

It baffled me too

Bode George, go to the hospital to check what is wrong with you because you don't respect your elders.
Who give you the audacity to call Mr VP name into your lie's

Bode George is a sick bloody liar

PDP just passing the Barton around ... Now its bode George with a bucket full of lies, shebi Timi frank is quiet now .

We await next person to come up with claims ....

PDP bunch of wailers

Who didn't know Bode George is only looking for attention. Sick man

Everybody wants to be associated with the best brand name called Professor Yemi Osinbajo.��

Baba is ageing.

This just another plot against the VP don't know why people can't just get the bad mouth off the VP ehn. It has shown clearly that the Vice President Osinbajo has nothing to do with his prosecution but the fact that they don't like him because of his good work he always does they will Sha find a way to say something that is totally untrue about him.

At the time l saw the post when it was said Bode George has forgiven Osinbajo over his predicament that latter led to his imprisonment glued my tongue to the mouth because PYO and George has different attributes that does not match and compatible to flock together. The only relationship that could exist between two of them can be liken to that of cat and rat because of the nature that the duo has. All I see in the whole scene is that malicious people are only looking for a way to drag Osinbajo in the mould and try to distract him just because of 2023 but it shall never work out.