“Governor Soludo remains one of the few Governors that was respectfully honoured and invited officially to attend the presidential swearing-in ceremony,” the press secretary said.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo attended the presidential inauguration ceremony on Monday in Abuja following official invitation, his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, has said.
In a statement titled “Soludo was officially invited to the presidential inauguration ceremony, and cannot be bounced by anyone,” Mr Aburime countered insinuations that Prof Soludo was asked to leave Eagle Square on arrival.
His statement said, “A very mischievous and misleading video is currently been circulated online by some mischief makers who derive pleasure in misinforming the general public.
“The video shows Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, arriving the Eagle Square for the Presidential swearing-in ceremony in Abuja and was subsequently being re-directed courteously by protocol officials to the rightful position reserved for him at the other side of the VVIPs sitting positions.
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“Redirecting invited guests to their rightful sitting position is neither an issue nor a condescending act.
“For the records, Governor Soludo remains one of the few Governors that was respectfully honoured and invited officially to attend the presidential swearing-in ceremony.
“Consequently, we call on the general public to disregard the trending video. It is pure mischief and deliberate act to misinform the public.”