Nigeria's participation in India-Africa Summit not cancelled - Presidency
Mon Mar 14, 2016 10:28:am National
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The presidency has debunked reports that Nigeria has cancelled her participation in this week's India-Africa summit scheduled for New Delhi after Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had dispatched an advance team.
Osinbajo's spokesman, Laolu Akande, last night issued a statement saying that the purported cancellation also had nothing to do with creating a leadership vacuum in the absence of the president.
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The statement reads: "There are some insinuations online about Nigeria's participation in the India-Africa conference holding from March 14-16 in New Delhi.
"For the avoidance of any doubt, Nigeria's delegation to the the meeting is led by Industry & Trade Minister, Dr. Okey Enelamah.
"It is simply untrue that an advance party from the Vice President's office departed for India. No such thing happened because there was no such final decision to travel.
"Finally, Nigerians know wherever Mr. President is, at home or abroad he acts fully in his office except if on break, indisposed or incapacitated.
"So the question of his travelling creating a vacuum does not even exist at all.""
Osinbajo's spokesman, Laolu Akande, last night issued a statement saying that the purported cancellation also had nothing to do with creating a leadership vacuum in the absence of the president.
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The statement reads: "There are some insinuations online about Nigeria's participation in the India-Africa conference holding from March 14-16 in New Delhi.
"For the avoidance of any doubt, Nigeria's delegation to the the meeting is led by Industry & Trade Minister, Dr. Okey Enelamah.
"It is simply untrue that an advance party from the Vice President's office departed for India. No such thing happened because there was no such final decision to travel.
"Finally, Nigerians know wherever Mr. President is, at home or abroad he acts fully in his office except if on break, indisposed or incapacitated.
"So the question of his travelling creating a vacuum does not even exist at all.""
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