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President Muhammadu Buhari got a unique
gift of a goat during his just-concluded two-
day official visit to Edo State.
The goat was said to have been presented to
Buhari by an elderly lady, Egbon Grace, who is
a member of the All Progressives Congress in
Ward 7, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State.
A government official told journalists on the
condition of anonymity on Wednesday that the
lady said she had longed to meet the
President to show her admiration for “his
selfless lifestyle and passion to liberate the
masses.”
The official said opportunity came for the lady
on Monday when Buhari inaugurated the ultra-
modern Samuel Ogbemudia College in Benin
City.
“Lady Grace braced the odds and came all the
way with her surprise gift to Mr. President
which she had kept in waiting for the special
occasion.
“She tore through the thick crowd, making her
way straight to the President who at the time
had finished the official engagement and was
heading for his waiting car.
“Many in the crowd got emotional seeing the
elderly lady pull through the crowd with the
goat, determined to make a presentation to
the President,” the source said.
The source added that Governor Adams
Oshiomhole who noticed the security cordon
between the lady and the President, alighted
from the President’s convoy to receive the
goat on behalf of the President.
He said Grace later had an opportunity to
interact briefly with Buhari and the Governor.
She was said to have thanked the President
for accepting the gift which was handed over
to protocol officials.
In his remarks on behalf of the President,
Oshiomhole commended Grace for her kind
gesture.
OUR UNRELIABLE APROKO reports a
presidential source told him that the
presidency welcomed the goat with open
hands and it will fit perfectly in Aso Rock
because only those that are stubborn that can
reside there and we all know how stubborn
goats are.
