Nigeria: Sambo Denies Barring El-Rufai From Speaking At Yakowa's Lecture

20 December 2013

Abuja — The Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, Thursday denied barring former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufia, from delivering a speech at the one year anniversary lecture of the late Governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Patrick Yakowa.

El-Rufai had accused the vice-president of standing in his way by ensuring that he (El-Rufai) did not speak during the lecture.

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