- President Bola Tinubu’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has disclosed what happened between the president and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi
- Bianca, in a Facebook post, explained that what happened was a mere pleasantries between the two political leaders
- The minister then condemned the ethnical interpretation some Nigerians have given to the event between Tinubu and Peter Obi at the Vatican on Sunday, May 23
Bianca Ojukwu says Peter Obi only greeted President Bola Tinubu when they met at the Vatican
Photo Credit: Bianca Odumegwu OjukwuSource: FacebookHow Tinubu received Peter Obi in the VaticanBianca praised President TinubuPresident Bola Tinubu honours Pope Leo XIV’s invitation
Photo Credit: @officialABATSource: TwitterTinubu dismisses one-party state claims
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