June 12: Obasanjo Has A Case To Answer Over Absence At Democracy Day Celebration – Presidency

We Invited Obasanjo To June 12 Event – Presidency

The presidency has confirmed that it duly extended a letter of invitation to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to attend the 2019 maiden June 12 democracy day celebration which held at the Eagle Square in Abuja.

This was confirmed in a series of tweets on Wednesday by presidential media aide, Garba Shehu while explaining that the President Buhari administration was not to be blamed for Chief Obasanjo’s absence at the national event.

Shehu said “Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, owes an answer to Nigerians on his absence from the 2019 Presidential inauguration and Democracy Day celebration.”

Naija News recalls Obasanjo and other former Heads of State in the country shunned the June 12 event to the total surprise of Nigerians.

The full statement from the presidency reads:

“The former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, owes an answer to Nigerians on his absence from the 2019 Presidential inauguration and Democracy Day celebration because the claim that he was not invited or he did not receive an invitation cannot be sustained.”

“Since the claim was first made, elements in the polity that have deliberately and consistently been trying to lead the country toward polarization have cashed in on it, throwing all manner of rubbish at the Buhari Presidency.”

“The fact remains that the Sec. to the Government, Boss Mustapha wrote on May 16th, 2019 to:”

“His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, Former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Agbe L’Oba House, Quarry Road, Ibara, http://P.O.Box 2286, Abeokuta, Ogun State.”

“The invitation was sent to Chief Obasanjo’s known forwarding address, detailing out all the major events, and the invitation cards were delivered by a reputable courier company as confirmed.”

“The receipt of the letter and invitation cards as delivered by the courier company was confirmed by Mr. Taiwo Ojo, the long standing Personal Secretary to the former President.”

“If, in the circumstance, Chief Obasanjo did not see or receive the letter and invitation cards as published by Vanguard newspaper (Page 16, June 16, 2019) and several other news platforms, then the former President needs to find out what is happening with his own secretariat.”

“The government office did its job diligently and should not be blemished for no reason.”