Press Release: VP was in Kano to Attend Aide’s Wedding, Not To Meet Political Groups

The attention of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has been drawn to a TV news report suggesting that he was in Kano State on Saturday, 3rd of February, 2018 to meet with some political groups. This is completely false and misleading.

On the contrary, the Vice President was in Kano to attend the wedding ceremony of his Personal Assistant, Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu, which was well publicized over the weekend.

On arrival, he was met by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje at the airport, and went straight to the mosque, venue of the Wedding Nikhai. After that, he paid the traditional courtesy call on the Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and proceeded back to the airport.

At no time during the visit did he meet with any political group or groups. Any attempt to give the impression that he was in Kano for a political purpose is mischievous and should be disregarded.

Indeed, the Vice President has in the past few weeks met in Abuja with the Kano APC leadership to ensure unity and full cooperation among party leaders, and this has also been well reported in the media.

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity
Office of the Vice President
05 February, 2018

Factcheck: Programme To Provide Uninterrupted Power Supply For University Students, Not A Mere ‘Streetlighting’ Project – Ministry

Contrary to a report by Punch Newspaper, the misrepresentation of the Energizing Education Programme (EEP) as merely a “solar-powered streetlight project” is false.

Serving as a critical investment in the education sector, the EEP seeks to reinvigorate the system through electrifying 37 federal universities and 7 university teaching hospitals, with the Independent Power Plants (IPPS).

In addition to providing rural electrification- areas where these institutions are located, the EEP will partner with world- class schools in facilitating training on renewable energy; and provide security on campus through the installation of streetlights.

The installation of streetlights is only a small component of the Energizing Education Programme (EEP).

Other components of the program include: provision of off grid captive power plants for these institutions and rehabilitation, strengthening and extension of the existing electricity distribution networks.

The EEP will provide access to power in Phase I to a population of 224,800 people in 9 Federal Universities and one Teaching Hospital across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University–Gubi Campus, Bauchi State; Bayero University–New Campus, Kano State; Usman Danfodiyo University–Main Campus, Sokoto State; Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State; Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State; Nnamdi Azikiwe University-Awka Campus, Anambra State; Federal University of Petroleum, Delta; Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State; Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Osun State; University of Lagos, Lagos State.

Signed:
Ministry of Power, Works And Housing
15th December, 2017