Buhari’s official trip to lagos canceled over ear infection

Hamilton Nwosa
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president Muhammad Buhari has canceled his planned two-day official trip to Lagos state billed to start on Monday over what some of his aides’ claimed was a disturbing “ear infection”, sourcesĀ has learned.

The President will be represented by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to represent the President at various official events scheduled for the two-day visit.

sources Ā learned that the cancellation has a political connotation as President Buhari was reportedly unhappy with a meeting the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Bola Tinubu had with organized labor last week without clearance from the President’s office.

more details soon…

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