Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked media reports that he recently held a closed door meeting with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi at his Ota Farm, regarding the forthcoming 2019 general elections.
The former President in a statement issued by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Friday, said the report was false. He explained that he met the duo at the airport after he was informed that the Vice President was also there. He called on media houses to verify their information before publication.
“It is a fact that severally, the former president has dissociated himself from owning any social media account. Therefore, it is highly disappointing that such sensitive Twitter post would be allowed to go on air without verification by the African Independent Television (AIT).
“There was no meeting with the Vice President anywhere. I was at the airport and was informed that he was around in the lounge and out of courtesy; I felt I should go and greet him. We met, greeted and exchanged pleasantries and I left. That was all.
“The station should have been very professional and not causing confusion and heating up the polity. That I am not operating any social media account should not be strange to a station like AIT, and for that embarrassment, the Vice President and I deserve an apology,” he added.
