Eleven All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the presidential villa on Tuesday following his return to work after undergoing a surgical operation on his leg four weeks ago.
According to sources close to the meeting, the governors also discussed the 2023 presidential election and the importance of the Vice President to the success of the election.
The sources said that national issues including the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike and the dwindling economy.
Among the governors present were Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Governor Sule Abdullahi of Nasarawa.
Other governors at the meeting are Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau who is also the Director of the Tinubu/Shetiima Campaign Organisation, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa and Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi.
Also present were four deputy governors.
Chronicle NG reports that Prof. Osinbajo had previously kicked against the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC.
“The governors came to see him about some very important national issues because they know he has the leadership qualities and patriotism to resolve them,” a source said.
“The ASUU strike and economy were two issues that were raised and the governors called for his intervention.”
The source added that, the governors commended him particularly for using local doctors for his surgery and for the leadership he provides at the National Economic Council.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Is Anthony Odiong still a priest after life in prison sentence over rape?")
