Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Following the mixed reactions that greeted the meeting of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the former vice president Atiku Abubakar at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday, May 28, the ruling party has reacted.
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| Asiwaju Bola Tinubu receives Atiku at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja as ex-VP returns from Dubai. Credit: The Punch |
It also both statesmen arrived at the airport at about the same time and exchanged courtesies before continuing on their separate journeys.
According to the party, the brief ‘meeting’ was not pre-planned, adding that Asiwaju Tinubu was not part of an entourage to welcome the former vice president back to Nigeria.
The tweet read:
“A tweet by one Reno Omokri @renoomokri, posted on Twitter at 6:24 am on May 29th, 2021, with a video captioned: “Tinubu Receives @atiku at airport as former VP returns to Nigeria” has been brought to our attention.
“This is to inform the general public that the information contained in the above-referenced tweet is fake, erroneous, and mischievously contrived by the fake news advocate to mislead Nigerians, chase clout and gain undeserved recognition.”
“His Excellency, former Governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar met last night, May 28th, 2021 at the airport by chance!”
The party also appealed to Nigerians to disregard and discountenance what it called the petty, baloney, and clout-chasing tweet manufactured by Reno Omokri.
It added:
“We appeal to Nigerians to disregard and discountenance the petty, baloney, and clout-chasing tweet manufactured by the dubious character named Reno Omokri a.k.a Wendell Smith Thank you.”
A new party will emerge if APC denies Tinubu ticket in 2023
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the APC in Oyo state, Saheed Akinade-Fijabi, said that there would be the emergence of a third party if the ruling party denies Asiwaju Bola Tinubu its presidential ticket in 2023.
It was reported that the former lawmaker stated that another political party may come on board in favour of Tinubu to tackle PDP and APC so as to make the dream of the APC national leader in becoming Nigeria's next president a reality.
Fijabi, however, said that APC would come back stronger in 2023 in the state because reconciliation is currently ongoing within the party to bring back all the aggrieved party members into one fold.
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