Fact Check: Did Osinbajo Patronise Ice Cream Shop After Shettima’s Comment?
A video showing Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in company with some of his aides buying pop corn amidst laughter and cheers from onlookers is trending. A section of Nigerians have noted that the vice president pulled the stunt in reaction to comments credited to Senator Kashim Shettima, the coordinator of the campaign team of former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of the All Progressives Congress presidential primary scheduled to hold in Abuja. Shettima had while appearing on a Channels Television programe, Politics Today, said Tinubu is the best person for the plum job. When he was asked about Osinbajo’s chances of clinching the APC presidential ticket, he answered, “the VP? Osinbajo is a good man, he is a nice man, but nice men don’t make good leaders, recognized men tend to be nasty. “Nice men should be selling pop corn, ice cream and bologna but he is a very decent person and I can’t doubt that and he’s my personal friend and I would rath...