Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo of being insensitive.
He made the remark while reacting to Buhari and Osinbajo’s failure to attend the burial of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other officers in Abuja.
Fani-Kayode insisted that there was no justification for Buhari and Osinabjo’s refusal to attend the burial.
In a tweet, he wrote: “There can be no justification for the President and Vice President’s refusal to attend the funeral of the late COAS.
“He was buried in Abuja just 10 minutes away from the Villa and yet the C in C or his deputy could not attend? This is insensitive and unacceptable. He was your COAS!”
Attahiru and 10 military officers died while in active service on Friday.
The Army Chief and the deceased officers were on an official trip to Kaduna when their aircraft crashed.
The crash happened at the Kaduna International Airport at about 6 pm on Friday.
Attahiru and the other officers were flown back to Abuja for burial at the military cemetery.
However, Buhari, Osinabajo and their wives were noticeably absent during the internment of the deceased officers.
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