Osinbajo reacts to bigotry accusation, releases video of Muslim appointees

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has reacted to the reports of bigotry against Muslims by one professor of journalism in the United States.

Osinbajo dismissed reports and released a video showing all Muslim appointees working for him.

The video was released amid allegations that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is biased against Muslims.

Shortly after Osinbajo’s declaration of his presidential ambition on Monday morning, Farooq Kperogi, a professor of journalism in the US, had accused Osinbajo of hate for Muslims.

He accused the VP of religious bigotry, stressing that Osinbajo was on an ‘RCCGfication‘ mission.

In a move to counter the allegations, Osinbajo’s office released a video on Wednesday showing that he has appointed 16 Muslims.

The Muslims who are mostly from the northern part of the country are comprised of five females and 11 males.

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Below are the names of Muslim appointees listed in the video:

Abdulrahman Ipaye (Lagos) — deputy chief of staff to the president, office of the vice-president

Mariam Uwais (Kano) — special adviser to the president on social investment, office of the vice-president

Babafemi Ojudu (Ekiti) — special adviser on political matters, office of the vice-president

Balkisu Saidu (Sokoto) — senior special assistant on legal research and compliance matters, office of the vice-president

Abdullahi Gwari (Yobe) — head of protocol and senior special assistant on foreign affairs

Olabisi Ogungbemi (Kwara) –special assistant on political matters to the president, office of the vice-president

Ahmad Zakari (Jigawa) — special adviser to the president on infrastructure, office of the vice-president

Afeez Kau (Kano) — personal assistant, office of the vice-president

Abdulrahman Baffa (Yola) — special assistant to the president on political affairs, office of the vice-president

Muhammed Braima (Kwara) — special assistant for internally displaced persons (2015 – 2019); he was later appointed as special assistant on job creation

Mariam Masha (Lagos)– senior special assistant in humanitarian intervention

Yusuf Ali (Kwara) — special assistant to the president on power regulation, office of the vice-president

Gambo Manzo (Gombe) — special adviser on political affairs

Muritala Aliyu (Kogi) — special adviser on logistics

Ibrahim Salama (Katsina) — media assistant, office of the vice-president

Lanre Sasere (Lagos) — senior special assistant to the president on planning and coordination, office of the vice-president

Watch the video below:

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