Tinubu nominated me for vice president - Osinbajo
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that APC national leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu nominated him as running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari against the wishes of the church.
Vanguard quotes Osinbajo as saying during a State of the Nation Address convened by Coalition of Nigerian Apostolic Leaders in Lagos on Friday, November 4 that the church was reluctant for him to take the position but Tinubu got it to change its mind.
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Although Osinbajo did not mention Tinubu’s name, his description of the person that helped him get to the position was clearly the All Progressives Congress (APC) big shot.
“An APC National Leader who had served when he was governor was interested in putting me forward as the running mate of President Muhammadu Buhari in consensus with other national leaders of the party.
“I was a product of this system (Coalition Leaders). The church was reluctant and I understood why the church was reluctant. The church was looking at the head of the ticket (President). This is our first opportunity. This is our first shot at it.
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“We need to maximize it and do the best we can. I think what my nomination and appointment have done is that it has open the door for us. We can do it and we can be influential in doing it.”
Meanwhile, the crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened on Friday, November 4 as reports emerged that the party’s deputy national publicity secretary Timi Frank is set to be kicked out.
Daily Trust reports that a five-man disciplinary committee constituted by South-South zonal leadership of the party recommended that Frank be first suspended, then kicked out of the APC.
Source: Legit.ng
