Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday distanced himself
from a memo purported to have originated from his office and sent to President
Muhammadu Buhari seeking permission to resign his membership of the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The Memo dated 24th June, 2022 with reference number
SH/VP/605/2./0 and sited by The Guardian, listed among others, family pressure,
his (Osinbajo) continuous participation in active and partisan politics and
membership of the APC as the reasons for his decision.
But, when asked to confirm the authenticity of the said
memo, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice
President, Laolu Akande, described it as fake.
According to him, the language of the author of the memo is
not that of Vice President Osinbajo, pointing out that his boss would not write
a memo so full of errors.
“Where do you people even get these things from? Who gave it
to you? Anyways, for the avoidance of doubt, the memo is fake. VP didn’t write
any such thing,” he said.
The Memo with the heading, Permission To Resign From APC,
and purportedly signed by Vice President Osinbajo read:
“I have the honour to inform you that for sometime now, I
have been having series of meetings and pressure from my immediate family members
on some matters. One of the issues borders on my continuous participation on
active and partisan politics, and by extension, my continuous membership of our
party, the All Progressives Congress, APC.
“As a father and great member , whom without you, I would
not be where I am today, regrettably, I write to seek for your permission to
resign my membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC. However, if the
timing of this plan is not convenience or acceptable by Your Excellency, I will
surely abide by your decision and advice, which I will consider to be the
final.
“Please accept the assurances of my highest regards and
loyalty.”
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