Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has met with Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, barely an hour after announcement of his suspension from office.

The closed door meeting of the Vice-President with the suspended SGF might be connected with the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate allegations of misconduct against the SGF.

The three-man committee, headed by the Vice-President, is also to investigate the discovery of large amounts of foreign and local currencies by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, over which National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has made a claim.

The SGF refused to comment on the outcome of his meeting with the Vice-President, when approached by journalists.

Director General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke, who was also suspended from office over the discovered funds in Ikoyi, Lagos, was also seen around the Vice-President’s office immediately after the departure of the SGF.

When the NIA boss noticed the presence of State House correspondents, he turned back and attempted to pass through the Vice President’s exit gate but was prevented from doing so by security officials.

Another attempt by the suspended DG to pass through the service chiefs’ gate was also turned down by the security staff of the gate.

The NIA boss later left the Presidential Villa without seeing the Vice-President.

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