There was general laughter when President Muhammadu Buhari asked Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and his communications counterpart, Adebayo Shittu to take the opening prayer at the ongoing federal executive council (FEC) meeting.
As soon as Buhari announced the name of Amaechi for the Christian prayer, one of the ministers shouted โno election,โ amid laughter.
Buhari had referred to Shittu as โminister of communications, Oyo State,โ eliciting laughter among the ministers.
Shittu failed to deliver Oyo for Buhari in the February election as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar,ย ย won the presidential election in the state.
Atiku won with 366,640 to defeat Buhari who scored 365,229 votes.
The APC in Oyo also lost the governorship poll to the PDP.
Like Shittu, Amaechi, who was the Director-General of Buhariโs campaign, failed to win the state for the president.
The PDP presidential candidate scored 473,971 to defeat Buhari who had 150,710 votes.
