Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has expressed surprise
at the news report quoting Chief Ayo Adebanjo as saying he described those
agitating for restructuring as political jobbers.
In a statement released by his media aide, Laolu Akande
today, Osinbajo said that at no time did he say that those asking for
restructuring were political jobbers looking for appointments. The video, audio
tapes and full text of his speech at the National Security summit organized
last week by the Department of State Services, DSS are publicly available. The
statement in part reads
"While several newspapers and media outlets reported
Prof. Osinbajo’s said speech last Wednesday, not one of the publications made
such a blatantly inaccurate claim that he said those asking for restructuring
were political jobbers. Besides, the debate on restructuring is an important
one and the calls for restructuring cover a wide range of legitimate and
constitutionally valid issues. Indeed all Nigerians have both a right and a
duty to advance their arguments on the subject. The Acting President himself have
expressed support for State police based on the community policing model,
advocated for devolution of powers to the States and fiscal federalism.
Besides, the Buhari administration has been active in supporting State rights
in several ways including in fiscal matters and will continue to do so".
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