Wednesday 16 January 2013

Bruised ego: Obasanjo declines taking part in laying of wreath



by Akan Ido
The Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration was temporarily put on hold in Abeokuta, Ogun State yesterday when former president Olusegun Obasanjo reportedly refused to take part in the laying of wreath ceremony.
Reports say all efforts by governor Ibikunle Amosun to persuade Obasanjo to be part of the dignitaries set to lay wreath at the arcade was rebuffed by the former president.
Others including the deputy governor, Segun Adesegun and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Alaba Lawson, unsuccessfully begged him to do so.
Sources say Obasanjo refused to take part because he was not initially listed as one of the dignitaries to perform the function at the occasion.
Do we see a war brewing between Obasanjo and Amosun over this oversight? We will wait and see.
YNaija.com

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