Osinbajo’s absence at APC Caucus meeting not planned – Aide

Laolu Akande, spokesman for former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has addressed his boss’s absence from the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus meeting.

In a statement, Akande said Osinbajo was unable to attend the event on Wednesday because he was out of the country on business.

The statement partly read, “In a letter of apology for his absence addressed to the Acting Chairman of the party (Abubakar Kyari), the former VP explained that he was already abroad for engagements to which he had long been committed, when he received the invitation to the meeting.

“He had in fact cancelled some of his engagements abroad to be available for the two previously scheduled caucus meetings of the party which had to be postponed due to exigencies.

“While wishing the party fruitful deliberations, he expressed his commitment to the Party and his availability for future meetings and activities of the party.”