{
  "id": 15188392,
  "title": "Buhari never questioned Osinbajo’s appointments over ethnicity — Ex-VP’s aide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/buhari-never-questioned-osinbajos-appointments-over-ethnicity-ex-vps-15188392",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T12:10:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/buhari-never-questioned-osinbajos-appointments-over-ethnicity-ex-vps-aide/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former spokesperson to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has dismissed claims by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, that President Muhammadu Buhari questioned the ethnic composition of Osinbajo's proposed aides. Akande described Lawal's allegation as a \"complete fabrication,\" stating that there was no memo containing more than 20 names of aides submitted by Osinbajo and allegedly delayed by Buhari's then Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. According to Akande, who served as Osinbajo's spokesperson during the Buhari administration, Buhari never questioned the ethnic composition of Osinbajo's appointments, and the process of approval was direct from Osinbajo to the president.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Buhari wanted Osinbajo as president, ex-spokesman counters Babachir Lawal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/buhari-wanted-osinbajo-as-president-ex-spokesman-counters-babachir",
        "published": "2026-10-17T11:26:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}