The Presidency has denied making the rounds that Pastor Tunde Bakare of Latter Rain Assembly and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, met together with President Muhammadu Buhari at State House, Abuja, Friday, saying such reports are Far from the truth.
President Muhammadu Buhari Denies Claims Of meeting with Kemi Adeosun And Tunde Bakare
A statement released Friday evening by the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity Femi Adesina says the Minister was at the Presidential Villa in connection with the Annual General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration of African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) holding Saturday in Abuja, which would be graced by President Buhari.
According to Adesina, the Finance Minister ran into Pastor Bakare, who was on a scheduled visit to see the President, and they exchanged pleasantries.
The cleric according to the statement particularly thanked the Minister for finding time to attend his mother's funeral, which took place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, penultimate weekend.It further states that Mrs Adeosun had seen President Buhari not fewer than three times earlier in the week, and did not need to meet with him again on Friday.