Just in: VP Osinbajo Departs Nigeria On Crucial Official Assignment

Just in: VP Osinbajo Departs Nigeria On Crucial Official Assignment

  • Like President Muhammadu Buhari, VP Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday, February 27 left the Presidential Villa in Abuja
  • Osinbajo will be attending the official opening of the African Court for Human and People's Rights in Arusha, Tanzania
  • The vice president will speak on The African Court, The Africa We Want as a guest speaker at the event

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday, February 27, left Nigeria for Arusha, Tanzania to grace the 2022 formal opening of the African Court for Human and People's Rights.

This was announced by Osinbajo's media aide, Laolu Akande, via his Twitter page on Sunday.

VP Yemi Osinbajo
The vice president left Nigeria for Arusha, Tanzania (Photo: Prof Yemi Osinbajo)
Source: Facebook

Akande disclosed that Osinbajo who will be a guest speaker at the grand occasion is expected to speak on the topic, The African Court, The Africa We Want.

The media aide added that his principal will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts across the continent.

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His tweet read:

"VP is leaving Abuja today for Arusha, Tanzania to grace the Year 2022 formal opening of the African Court for Human & People’s Rights as Guest Speaker tomorrow.
"He will be speaking on THE AFRICAN COURT & THE AFRICA WE WANT. He will also hold a bilateral meeting with his counterparts."

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Meanwhile, a group, Progressives Opinion Leaders Group (POLG) had urged Osinbajo to contest the 2023 presidential election, saying he is a patriotic and detribalised Nigerian who will commit himself to work for the nation’s growth and development.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to a national newspaper headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, January 6, the national coordinator of the group, Shettima Abba Gana, said Nigeria must move forward.

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Gana said Nigerians deserved a leader that could consolidate on the gains of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

He said:

“Nigerians must move forward and be properly secured. We deserve a leader that his body language can bring about a stable political atmosphere that can in turn lead to economic and job progress.”

2023: Arewa Consensus Assembly endorses VP Osinbajo

Similarly, Vanguard newspaper reports that the Arewa Consensus Assembly has unanimously resolved to support Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed his boss in 2023.

Source: Legit.ng

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