Osinbajo Locked Out of Buhari’s Security Meeting Second Time in 2 Weeks

Posted By: BTEditoron: June 10, 2015In: Breaking News, Nation, NewsNo Comments

By Kayode Sesan

All appears not to be smooth between President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as it relates to national security matters.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with some security chiefs to marshal the country’s plans that will be presented at a meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja on Thursday. Vice President Osinbajo was conspicuously absent at this meeting.

National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ismail Aliyu; Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin attended the meeting held inside the Defence House in Abuja.

READ: Insurgency: Buhari, security chiefs in closed-door meeting

According to a state house correspondent who spoke to BREAKING TIMES on Wednesday, this is the second time Vice President Osinabjo will be “denied access” into a strategic security briefing with the President. “Normally, the Vice President should be part of these inauguarl security briefings because he is the second in command and will deputise for the President in his absence. His absence two times in a row is not healthy at this early stage of their working relationship. We don’t actually know what is going on”, the source said.

Last week Wednesday, June 3rd 2015, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was reportedly ‘locked out’ of President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the National Security Adviser on the orders of President Buhari. According to reports, Vice-President Osinbajo was refused ‘security clearance’ to attend the meeting as a result of security concerns by the Commander-in-Chief allegedly over what he described as a “very sensitive meeting.”

Permanent Secretary at Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence, Ismail Aliyu briefed State House correspondents at the end of today’s meeting, which lasted less more than two hours.

He said they discussed issues relating to the operationalisation of the Multinational Joint Task Force and the contributions of each member state.

He said the President, at the meeting, reiterated his desire to end insurgency in the country and the region in shortest possible time.

Aliyu said, “We came to brief Mr. President on the meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.

President Buhari appears not to be the only one undermining the office of the Vice President. Newly elected Senate President, Bukola Saraki shunned a truce meeting called on Monday by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Saraki boycotted the meeting after reportedly telling party leaders that as a former governor he could not attend a meeting summoned by a ‘mere commissioner’, referring to Professor Yemi Osinbajo, whose previous public office was as Commissioner of Justice in Lagos State.


http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/osinbajo-locked-out-of-buharis-security-meeting-second-time-in-2-weeks/

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The same tabloid that lied about Buhari's purported mansion in Abuja?

Abeg talk another thing.

The guy is truly a mere commisioner ...

Breaking f00ls are at it again.

U guys chose to be slaves to the notherners.


What were u expecting?

Too early for all this dust. Unless there's a hidden agenda cum ulterior motif. Just get the job done for us abeg. We need fuel among other things.

Please stop all this nonsense. You can't be locked out of a meeting that you're not supposed to attend in the first place. There is no country in the world where the Vice President is required to attend routine presidential security briefings. I have never heard reports of Joe Biden being "locked out" of Obama's routine security briefings with his CIA director. These kinds of meetings are one on one affairs. Even Namadi Sambo did not attend when Jonathan was being briefed.

The question is, was he invited? No. Case closed!

Based on his close association with Tinubu, Osibanjo should
expect serious marginalization and disrespect from Buhari
while this marriage of strange bed fellows last. If he wanted
any better, then he should have been more careful about
who sponsors him to become 2nd in command.

The office of vp has alwys been more ceremonial than functional anyway.
I am sure the prof knew this before agreeing to be tagged along
so he should prepare to be on this long thing for a great while.

Mere comissioner. . .

Hahahahahahahahaha, all is obviously not well between the Daura President and the "mere commissioner" Yeye dey smell indeed.

This APC movie go sweet, I swear.

babadee1:
Please stop all this nonsense. You can't be locked out of a meeting that you're not supposed to attend in the first place. There is no country in the world where the Vice President is required to attend routine presidential security briefings. I have never heard reports of Joe Biden being "locked out" of Obama's routine security briefings with his CIA director. These kinds of meetings are one on one affairs. Even Namadi Sambo did not attend when Jonathan was being briefed.

Thank you for educating them

How does this stop VP Osinbajo from taking over as president should the need arise?

Besides, he's going to be the arrowhead of Buhari's economic policy while Buhari faces the nation's security challenges.

What does the VP know about security?
How can someone who didnt attempt to attend a meeting be denied access?

OP, sunnybobo and breakingtimes are dullards!

Where was VP Biden? He was locked out of course...

President Barack Obama talks with the Joint Chiefs of Staff following a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 28, 2014. Standing with President from left are: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Gen. Raymond Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army; Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the Air Force. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

VP Biden was locked out again...

aresa:



Where was VP Biden? He was locked out of course...

perfect response!

dayo23:
perfect response!

Sadly, there are too many illiterates and ignorant opposition journalists wannabe and internet nuisance out there making up dumb and unintelligent rubbish all over the place..

This is becoming a habbit...

if i was osibade aka commissioner.... i would have done the needful, by fire by force i would have entered

No one is surprised, after all he is just a mere commissioner

This is becoming serious

Jagaban in another mess

But nothing last forever


APC IS ALREADY A DEAD PARTY

aresa:


Where was VP Biden? He was locked out of course...

who are you decieving. The mere commissioner was simply not invited. Obviously, Tinubu is losing everywhere

babe, you are so bad , chai, you are wicked, you don tear my bella with laughter lwkmd

aminaadamu:

No comment....

i am happy, sahara reporter is going down, breaking time will rule for the next four years, breaking times is taking over, There's blessing in every disappointment, no more news for sahara to report, they are now telling us about one giant igbo and pastor tunde bakare, shame

Look at your picture very well and compare to the pictures he posted, this is not national security team.
This is white house security details!

He posted homeland security team, while you posted members of white house security, No single soldier in your picture!

The world's bombers who make decision on the next country to destroy are in his picture and your picture has those who stop you from jumping the fence of the white house, more like dog-catchers!

FreeGlobe:

who are you decieving. The mere commissioner was simply not invited. Obviously, Tinubu is losing everywhere

seunlayi:
again! I believed that by the third time as a yoruba man, osibanjo will force his way into that meeting, you can't beat Yoruba three straight times

It will shock you...you must serve your fulani master. Live with it!

Only a dunderhead like you will read from breakingnews that every news they reported has been false as opposed to Saharareporters that has been right 9 out of 10.

See your life loser!

jack67:
i am happy, sahara reporter is going down, breaking time will rule for the next four years, breaking times is taking over, There's blessing in every disappointment, no more news for sahara to report, they are now telling us about one giant igbo and pastor tunde bakare, shame