By Ismail Auwal
There was mild drama on Thursday as the phone of Nigerian former Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, went missing at the ongoing late Governor Solomon Lar’s book launch in Abuja.
According to Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, a thief breached the tight security line and stole the phone at the ongoing book lunch holding at Nigerian Air force (NAF) Conference Centre.
“It’s incredible that someone can breach the tight security line and steal the phone of the former VP Sambo at the ongoing late Governor Solomon Lar Book launch in Abuja,” Sani wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.
Late Lar is the founding Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He held various offices at the national level for over 50 years. He was a member of the first national parliament when Nigeria gained independence in 1960.
He was elected governor of Plateau State on the Nigerian People’s Party (NPP) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until the Military coup of December 31, 1983 that brought Muhammadu Buhari to power.
He died in 2013 at the age of 80.
Top politicians from all political stripes, including former party chieftains and leaders, business partners, and family members, are in attendance at the event.
