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….”I actually meant to say N2bn”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

October 24, 2017<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Leon Usigbe -Tribune Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that he made a mistake in announcing the sum of $2 billion as the money released by the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) for the implementation of the second Niger bridge.<\/p>\n

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He said in Abuja\u00a0on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that he actually meant to say N2 billion while speaking during the flag off of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial campaign in Anambra State recently.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

According to a statement issued by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Vice President \u201cmisplaced the figures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said: \u201cDuring the APC Governorship campaign flag-off in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Friday, October 20, 2017, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, had reiterated the Buhari administration\u2019s commitment to keeping its promises to the Nigerian people.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of these promises is the construction of the second Niger Bridge.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>\u201cIn the official press release I sent on the Vice President\u2019s remarks during the campaign rally in Onitsha that same day, I did quote the VP as saying that \u2018the\u00a0Sovereign Wealth Fund paid N2 billion for that same project (Sum paid to the contractor: Julius Berger for early works). We will definitely see our second Niger Bridge, we will not make promises we cannot keep.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, a short video clip from the event captured on the news segment of a television channel quoted Prof. Osinbajo as mentioning \u2018$2bn\u2019 and not \u2018N2bn,\u2019 which was what he had actually meant to say.\u00a0Mentioning the dollar currency was inadvertent.<\/p>\n

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