Vice-President, Prof Yemu Osinbajo has debunked the reported exclusively reported by SaharaReporters that he owned the 21-storey building that collapsed on Monday, November 1, 2021 in Ikoyi, Lagos and that he bought the land from the owner of Elizade, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo.
In a Press Release signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, he said, “VP has no interest whatsoever in said property. All his property, assets already publicly declared.”
Osinbajo, according to the release has informed his legal team to take legal action against SaharaReporters for the alleged sponsored fake news against the person of Vice-President.
“Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, is saddened by the events that occurred in Lagos on Monday, 1st of November 2021, where a high-rise building under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, collapsed. He condoles with the families and relatives of all those who have died, were injured or affected in the collapse. Prof. Osinbajo considers this painful loss of lives a horrible tragedy.
Also, the attention of the Vice President has been drawn to an obviously sponsored falsehood regarding the recently collapsed building published by Sahara Reporters on November 4th, 2021, to the effect that:
At no time whatsoever did the VP buy this or any other piece of land from Chief Michael Ade. Ojo, or entered into any transaction for the sale of that land or any other piece of land from Chief Ade. Ojo or anyone for that matter.
All property and assets owned by the Vice President have been publicly declared.
Also, the Vice President has never spoken to the Governor of Lagos State or any other official of the State Government regarding the unsealing of the said building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which subsequently collapsed. He has, indeed, never acted to influence any other regulatory action on the collapsed building, or any other building for that matter, in Lagos State.
The Vice President restates categorically that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building or development.
The wickedness and viciousness of a lie that seeks to utilise a tragedy where so many people have lost their lives, even as rescue efforts are ongoing, and in wanton disregard to the feelings and untold grief of their loved ones for political gain, reveals a dangerous desperation, as well as the heartlessness of the perpetrators of such despicable lies.
Sahara Reporters were undoubtedly well rewarded for their criminal and inhumane conduct. Typical of a hatchet job and deliberately irresponsible journalism, the publication was not signed by anyone.
The Vice President has referred this disgraceful publication to his lawyers for prompt legal action.”
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