The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said Nigeria has not withdrawn from participating in the India-Africa summit holding in Delhi; explaining that the Vice President was never slated to lead the Nigerian delegation to the event but the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah. It was a reaction to reports in the online platform that Nigeria may have withdrawn.

The statement reads: “There are some insinuations online about Nigeria’s participation in the India-Africa conference holding from March 14-16 in New Delhi.

“For the avoidance of any doubt, Nigeria’s delegation to the meeting is led by Industry & Trade Minister, Dr. Okey Enelamah.

“It is simply untrue that an advance party from the Vice President’s office departed for India. No such thing happened because there was no such final decision to travel.

“Finally, Nigerians know wherever Mr. President is, at home or abroad he acts fully in his office except if on break, indisposed or incapacitated. So the question of his traveling creating a vacuum does not even exist at all”.