Osinbajo Opens Up On Alleged Links To Collapsed Lagos Building

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has firmly denied any links with the owners of the collapsed 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.

The vice-president in a firm rebuttal to claims that he used his office to protect the owners from the supervision of the Lagos State authorities affirmed that he did not at anytime protect them even as he blamed political enemies for trying to use him to add to the misery of the victims and their relatives.

The vice-president’s denial follows online reports linking him to the property and suggesting that he protected the property owner from the supervision of the Lagos State Government.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG had reported how Femi Osibano allegedly used policemen to ward off officials o the Lagos State Government and how he was subsequently arrested but let off within hours.

While condoling with the families of the dead and the survivors of the building collapse, Osinbajo in a statement issued by his spokesman, Laolu Akande said:

“Let it be made absolutely clear that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo does not own and has never owned the said land.

“He has also never been involved, in any shape or form, in the development of this or any other land since he became Vice President.

“At no time whatsoever did the VP buy this or any other piece of land from Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, or entered into any transaction for the sale of that land or any other piece of land from Chief Ade-Ojo or anyone for that matter.

“All property and assets owned by the Vice President have been publicly declared.

“Also, the Vice President has never spoken to the Governor of Lagos State or any other official of the State Government regarding the unsealing of the said building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which subsequently collapsed. He has, indeed, never acted to influence any other regulatory action on the collapsed building, or any other building for that matter, in Lagos State.

“The Vice President restates categorically that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building, or development.

“The wickedness and viciousness of a lie that seeks to utilise a tragedy where so many people have lost their lives, even as rescue efforts are ongoing, and in wanton disregard to the feelings and untold grief of their loved ones for political gain, reveals dangerous desperation, as well as the heartlessness of the perpetrators of such despicable lies.”

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