BEVERLY HILLS, July 13, (THEWILL) – The Buhari presidency has denied reports in the media that Pastor Tunde Bakare and Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun met together with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, Friday.
The reports had suggested that the duo met with Buhari over the alleged forged NYSC certificate allegation against Adeosun.
“Far from the truth,” Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman said in a statement.
“The Minister was at the Presidential Villa in connection with the Annual General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration of African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) holding Saturday in Abuja, which would be graced by President Buhari.
“She ran into Pastor Bakare, who was on a scheduled visit to see the President, and they exchanged pleasantries. The cleric particularly thanked the Minister for finding time to attend his mother’s funeral, which took place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, penultimate weekend.
“Mrs. Adeosun had seen President Buhari not fewer than three times earlier in the week, and did not need to meet with him again on Friday.
“This statement is to put events in proper perspective, and dispel all conjectures and fictive reporting,” the statement further said.
Online news website, Premium Times had claimed in a report that she forged the NYSC “Exemption Certificate” that she tendered to gain employment in her Nigeria.
In its reaction to the report, the NYSC said it had opened investigation into the “purported” certificate but confirmed that Adeosun did apply for an exemption from the compulsory scheme for graduates of universities and HND graduates from polytechnics.
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