Acting President Yemi Osinbajo could not visit Ondo on Friday as earlier scheduled owing to weather reports of dusty haze and very poor visibility at the Akure Airport and other alternative airports nearby.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media and Publicity, Mr Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the trip had therefore been rescheduled for Monday.
Akande explained that the trip had been planned in continuation of Osinbajo’s tour of the oil-producing communities, which had earlier taken the Acting President to Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Imo States.
He said the Presidency had extended apologies to the outgoing Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, the governor-elect, traditional rulers and the entire people of the state, who had been awaiting the acting President’s visit.
He stated that, “The Acting President has had to reschedule his visit to Ondo State today. Prof. Osinbajo was already air-borne this morning when weather reports indicated dusty haze and very poor visibility at the Akure Airport and other alternative airports nearby.
“The presidential jet, therefore, had to return to Abuja following which the weather condition was closely monitored until about 2:30pm when it became abundantly clear that the situation would not change in time for the Acting President to achieve the purposes of the visit.”
