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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday averted what was an impending civil unrest when he alighted from his convoy to assuage protesters

The Vice President who was headed to Ekiti state for the launch of the National Home Grown School Feeding scheme ran into the protesters who had barricaded the road, he alighted from his car and had a chat with the irate youths who began chanting his name soon as he was identified.

Responding to their plea, the Vice President assured them that he would meet with the village leaders to find lasting solution to the problem at hand. The protesters said if they had known that the Vice President was going to ply the road they would not have acted in the manner which they did.Thereafter, the youths once again began to chant his name and then made way for the Vice President to proceed to the airport.

 

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Away with you Satans! I am calling the attention of the FG to close down and arrest any so called news paper that is inciting violence or spreading mischief in the land!!!

Can you imaging! Why you reporting mischief? You THE NATIONS and CO. are part of the Nigerian problem. The VP was riding to airport, saw the peaceful demonstrators, came down honourably, calm them down and went back to his car peacefully. Just see DEVILISH HEADING gave the story!

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Good reporting.

VPosinbajo the army is seizing land all round the country from PH, Yenagoa to sokoto ! Pls constitute a panel to collect petitions and I assure you, the team will be AMAZED !

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