Statement from the Vice president's spokesman.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Calabar and Lagos today -Thursday June 25 paying tribute to two eminent Nigerians whose lives reflect the very virtues of integrity, trustworthiness and social justice, which can lift our dear nation. The one is Late Justice P.O.E Bassey and Dr. Christopher Kolade.

He arrived Calabar at about 1030am attending the Justice P.O.E Bassey Memorial Lecture, at the University of Calabar, and left the town about 330pm, heading for Lagos where he spoke at the Convention for Integrity 3rd Annual Lecture.

Prof Osinbajo was well received in Calabar witnessed by the warmth shown him and his delegation by the people and government of Cross River State.

Claims that the town was in a lockdown because of his visit is just another mischievous and baseless report from some of the same social media quarters that misled the nation in the past about his purported exclusion from security meetings. The Vice President did not even spend ten hours in Calabar and could not have locked down the town, as his convoy moved freely among the people in regular traffic as he normally does.

I personally observed several people go about their normal activities and businesses without any hinderance.

He has since returned to Abuja after his trip to both cities.

Signed

Laolu Akande

Edit: Source- http://www.nigerianeye.com/2015/06/osinbajo-did-not-lock-down-calabar.html

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Claims that the town was in a lockdown because of his visit is just another mischievous and baseless report from some of the same social media quarters that misled the nation in the past about his purported exclusion from security meetings.

Nairalanders o

OP, more reputable sources say otherwise, like http://lindaikeji..com/2015/06/photos-vp-osinbajos-visit-shuts-down.html and http://www.naij.com/471737-calabar-grounded-due-to-vp-osinbajos-visit.html

barcanista:
Nairalanders o

As if you are not part of the pathetic Nairaland propaganda goons that love mixing 10% truth with 90% lie, and decorates it with grammar before churning it to the gullible who rush at it like vultures.

LasgidyPort:


As if you are not part of the pathetic Nairaland propaganda goons that love mixing 10% truth with 90% lie, and decorates it with grammar before churning it to the gullible who rush at it like vultures.

you dey mind am...ignore please.

barcanista:
Nairalanders o

To be honest with you, i believe you are the biggest hypocrite on Nairaland.

he only blocked all the roads.
he did not shut down calabar at all.

barcanista:
Nairalanders o

u be the best rumour monger on Nairaland...

who ever wrote that thrash must be mad. I witness what happened this afternoon... Teaching Hospital road, Atimbo road, Edim Otop road and other roads too numerous to mention were all shut down for a man jocularly referred to as a "mere commissioner".

Marian,IBB,Etagbor and other Major roads were blocked, it's a normal thing though.

Tinubu's cobbler on the loose again....

How can ordinary commisoner shut down calabar on his first visit?abeg o na joke i dey o.

Even if calabar is locked down, is visit is worth more Dan DAT of mama peace

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So the roads couldnt have been shut for 10hrs. But it seems a few roads were closed for a few hrs for the VPs Security.