The Dutse Emirate Council, Jigawa state, said on Sunday that the emir, Nuhu Muhammad-Sanusi, had informed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of his unavailability ahead of his visit to the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the emir was not available during the vice president’s visit. Osinbajo was visiting to woo government delegates Congress of all progressivess (APC) to vote for him during the party’s upcoming primary elections.
The state governor and his deputy were also unavailable during the visit.
Afterwards, the Vice President met with the delegates at the Three Star Hotel, Dutse.
Dutse Emirate Council Secretary Wada Alhaji said that contrary to speculation, it is not true that the Emir left the state while Osinbajo was about to visit him on Saturday.
Earlier before the visit, the official said that the Dutse Emirate Council, in an official correspondence through the office of the Special Assistant for Political Affairs, Vice President Abdulraman Yola’s office, notified them of the emir’s engagement in Abuja.
“The Emirate has asked the Vice President’s team to have their representative, the ‘Galadima of Dutse’, a senior emirate official and kingmaker, Basiru Sanusi, represent the Emir during the visit.
“The emirate also suggested an alternative of rescheduling the visit to allow them to meet the emir at the palace, Alhaji said.
“As I speak to you now, the Emir is still in Abuja from last week, he is expected to return home on Tuesday,” the Emirate official added.