Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on teusday refused to the the invitation of the Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, to lay wreath during the celebration of this year’s Armed forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abeokuta,the state capital.
The event had to be was put on hold for some time while dignitaries tried to persuade “Baba”to change his mind.
The former president, a retired army general and a war veteran himself, refused to participate in the wreath- laying ceremony because his name was not included in the original list drawn up by Protocol to lay wreaths.
The Drama
The Drama
A mild drama played out during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abeokuta on Tuesday as a former President Olusegun Obasanjo declined Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s request to lay a wreath at the Arcade in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo vehemently resisted the governor’s persuasion to be part of the dignitaries to perform the ceremony.
This put a temporary stop to the programme as other dignitaries, including the Deputy Governor Segun Adesegun and the Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief Alaba Lawson, unsuccessfully begged him to do so.
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