Osinbajo Meets Northern Monarchs

Tue, Jun 20, 2017 | By publisher


Politics

ACTING President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with northern traditional rulers.

The closed-door meeting is being held at the Old Banquet Hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The meeting is in furtherance of the series of engagements he began with critical stakeholders last week over the agitation for Biafra and the October 1 eviction deadline given by some northern youths to the Igbo resident in the region.

Those in attendance include Muhammadu Abubakar Sa’ad III, the Sultan of Sokoto, Emirs of Kano, Gwandu, Bauchi, Ilorin, Jamah, Gumi, Laafia, Zamfara, Shehu of Gombe, Lamido of Adamawa, Shehu of Gombe, Gbong Gbom Jos, Tor Tiv,  Attah of Igala, Shehu of Barma, Etsu Nuoe, Etsu Karu in FCT, among others.

The acting president had met with leaders of thoughts from the North and the East as well as traditional rulers from the east.

—  Jun 20, 2017 @ 16:50 GMT

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