ABUJA – The Presidency has refuted some media reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s trip to India tomorrow had been cancelled following the journey of President Mohammadu Buhari’s to Equatorial Guinea.

The Vice President is billed for Indian/African summit.

Some online media had reported that the Vice President cancelled his trip to avoid the Senate President, Bukola Saraki from taking the mantle of leadership as Acting President in the absence of the president and his vice.

The report added that the protocol officers made a blunder by scheduling the two trips to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea for the President and India for India at the same time.

But in realizing that Saraki would assume office as the number three citizen in the hierarchy of government, the Vice President cancelled his trip.

But reacting to the development on Sunday, the presidency through the media aide to the Vice President, Mr. Laolu Akande said the report holds no water.

He said that the minister of industry, trade and investment, Mr. Okey Enalemah would be leading a delegation of Nigerians to the Summit.

“Nigeria has been invited to the Indian/African summit and the minister of industry, trade and investment will be leading a delegation to the event.

“There is nothing like cancellation. Remember that the visit of the Vice President to any country is not treated in secrecy.

“Whenever the Vice President is to travel out of the country, we inform Nigerians.

“So, this story in question is a bunch of speculation. There is no cancellation”, he said.

OKDnigeria:
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He said that the minister of industry, trade and
investment, Mr. Okey Enalemah would be leading a
delegation of Nigerians to the Summit.

knightsTempler:
What can APC do right? They cannot pass a budget, they cannot remind Buhari of when he is to attend UN General Assembly so the Pope does not lock him out. Now they cannot even get Osinbanjo to successfully go to India. What type of bumbing buffoons are these?
Now so much money wasted.
Confused government.
-Ena

OKDnigeria:


But if indeed d VP is travelling, why would a minister be leading d delegation when d VP is there?

knightsTempler:
What can APC do right? They cannot pass a budget, they cannot remind Buhari of when he is to attend UN General Assembly so the Pope does not lock him out. Now they cannot even get Osinbanjo to successfully go to India. What type of bumbing buffoons are these?
Now so much money wasted.
Confused government.
-Ena

jaymichael:
All these silly clowns insulting the government here over a travel plan or not, can any of you show us an OFFICIAL statement or itinerary plan of the Vice President showing he was billed to travel to India and his trip cancelled?

PentiumPro:


They are the pained IPOB miscreants still yet to get over Jonathan disgraceful loss at the polls last year.
Let them mourn as they are still grieving
They are angry with Yorubas and the Northerners, but they can only cowardly do the insults on an anonymous forum like NL.