Former media aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has dismissed allegations made in opposition to his former boss by ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal.
Akande mentioned the claims had been false, including that information from the Muhammadu Buhari administration contradict Lawal’s allegations.
The former presidential spokesperson, who served underneath Buhari for eight years, mentioned he was responding as a result of he was immediately concerned in a number of the choices being questioned.
In a press release titled “A Response to Mr. Babachir Lawal’s Falsehoods Against Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON,” Akande mentioned he needed to reply as a result of he witnessed lots of the occasions and was a part of the workplace whose appointments had been being questioned.
“I’ve watched the video wherein former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, made a string of allegations in opposition to former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Ordinarily, such fabrications wouldn’t deserve a response.
“But I served as the Vice President’s spokesperson. I was in the room where many of these decisions were taken. And the allegations touch directly on the staff of the Office of the Vice President — of which I was a part. For the sake of the record, facts only must be stated,” Akande mentioned.
