The Office of the Vice President, Thursday, denied any connection with a circulating memo purportedly signed by Prof. Yemi Osinbajo informing the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of his decision to dump the All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n
The Memo was dated June 24, 2022, with reference number SH\/VP\/605\/2.\/0.<\/p>\n
It premised the VP\u2019s decision on \u201cfamily pressure,\u201d amongst other factors.<\/p>\n
ThePUNCH reports that when contacted, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, simply replied \u201cFAKE NEWS.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further explained that the language used in the memo is befitting of the Vice President Osinbajo, saying the memo was fraught with errors and inconsistencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, the memo is fake. Its fake news. The VP didn\u2019t write any such thing,\u201d Akande noted.<\/p>\n
The Memo titled, \u2018Permission To Resign From APC,\u2019 and supposedly signed by Vice President Osinbajo read:<\/p>\n
\u201cI have the honour to inform you that for some time 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease accept the assurances of my highest regards and loyalty.\u201d<\/p>\n