Prof Sola Adeyeye, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, has praised outgoing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for stepping down peacefully and without the pomp and circumstance that politicians in this part of the world are accustomed to.
This was said by the former Chief Whip of the 7th Senate in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH in Abuja on Sunday.
This comes as the ex-lawmaker slammed the snide remarks that greeted a viral video of Osinbajo and his wife, Dolapo, arriving at the presidential wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos from Abuja shortly after the nation’s capital’s handover ceremonies last week.
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“I have received, for the umpteenth time, a video of Prof and Mrs Osinbajo’s arrival at the Lagos airport,” Sen Adeyeye told our correspondent. The entrance was devoid of the pomp and fanfare accorded to holders of high political positions in Nigeria.
Along with the video, there are some rude remarks. It would have been simple for Ym Osnbàj to do what most politicians do on a regular basis. He could have directed some of his staff and followers to organize a large gathering to greet him at the airport.
He could have delivered Ankara bales, snacks, and chicken change to singing women and noise-belching males for far less than ten million nairas.
“Needless to say, a politician’s capacity to stage such shows is directly correlated with the extent of his involvement in crude, appropriative, cash-and-carry politics,” he remarked, even as he prayed for God’s mercy to fall on the Professor of Law and his family.
