Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday received Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to the state.
The Vice President who is on a one-day working visit to Sokoto will deliver a convocation lecture at the Sokoto State University. He is also expected to commission a number of project while there.
On receiving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Tambuwal said, “Welcome home to your people”.
“Thank you “VP Yemi Osinbajo for all that you have been doing reaching out to everybody. – Sultan of Sokoto #OsinbajoInSokoto pic.twitter.com/KDqjhbOoHy
— princess11 (Laycon’s Sister) (@Prynces11) March 12, 2021
The Vice President then paid a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar at his palace.
He was greeted with fanfare and chanting from residents and subjects of the Sultan of Sokoto.
Receiving the Vice President, the Sultan of Sokoto said, “He is here because he loves what he is doing for the development of the country.
He added that, “Thank you for all that you have been doing reaching out to everybody”.
“As our leader we thank you for coming,” the Sultan concluded.
The Vice President is expected to depart the palace for the Sokoto State University where he will deliver a convocation lecture before returning to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
![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 "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
