Ime Akpan
The vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has offered an insight into the reason the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dropped his customary khaki shirt and trousers garb during the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari he (Osinbajo) for a second term on May 29.
Speaking at the at the inauguration dinner held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja on Wednesday, Oshinbajo recalled a conversation between the former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Oshiomhole at the swearing-in ceremony wherein the latter told the former that he dropped the khaki attire in line with the ‘Next Level’ mantra of the APC-led federal government.
“General Gowon, a few minutes ago was telling me that he asked Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the APC Chairman, why he was not wearing his customary khaki shirt and trousers and of course the Comrade pointed out that this is Next level,” said Osinbajo.
He also said the plebeians hardly forget campaign slogans and that he had been reminded buy his cook about the ‘Next Level’ slogan and the need to walk the talk in terms of new salary level.
“As you know, our campaign slogan was ‘Next Level’. And you know that very few people forget campaign promises, even those who are closest to you. My cook in Lagos as soon as he saw me after we won the elections started to sing ‘everything to the Next Level.’ I didn’t know how to respond because I knew that the chap was thinking of a next level salary,” he said.
Besides, he said the former minister of information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, had been warned against making the people drive the slogan.
“But the worst example of this Next Level is a rude fellow who said to me ‘you people promised change when you came and after you resumed office you started saying change begins with you. Let me warn that Lai Mohammed, if he tries Next Level begins with you…I will kidnap him,’” said Osinbajo.
