2023 Presidency: Why Osinbajo is APC’s Best Candidate, Former Governor Reveals
- A former governor of Niger state, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has commented on VP Yemi Osinbajo's alleged presidential ambition
- Aliyu described the vice president as the only All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate that knows the country
- The ex-governor noted that if riff-raff or moneybags bring out money, they will still not get to the highest office in the land
kano - Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is the best candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election, according to a former governor of Niger state, Muazu Babangida Aliyu.
Daily Trust reports that the former governor made this remark at the ongoing 2022 annual lecture of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, holding in Kano state.
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Aliyu speaking at the event described Osinbajo as the only candidate who has the acceptance of everyone across the country regardless of tribe and religion.
The chairman board of trustees of the foundation said the moneybags will not get to Nigeria's highest office even if they bring out money.
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Why Osinbajo is the best man for the job
In another report by Vanguard, a group, IdentifytheRightLeader (ITRL) identified what makes Osinbajo stand out among others.
The group in its 120-page report analysed programmes, policies and initiatives championed by Osinbajo as attorney-general and commissioner for justice of Lagos state, vice president and acting president of Nigeria.
According to ITRL, Osinbajo believes in Nigerian hospitals and has refused to seek me*ication abroad, adding that the EndSARS protests could have been averted if Osinbajo’s position as acting president had been sustained.
VP Osinbajo to contest 2023 presidency? Buhari's aide gives update
Legit.ng previously reported that Babafemi Ojudu, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political affairs, said Osinbajo will soon announce whether or not he will contest for APC's presidential ticket in 2023.
In a Facebook post sighted by Legit.ng on Wednesday, January 12, Ojudu said many politicians have been trooping to his office to find out whether or not Osinbajo will run for president in 2023.
The presidential aide gave assurance that the vice president will answer the question very soon.
How I became Nigeria's vice president
Meanwhile, amid the speculations of his interest in the presidency in 2023, a video of Osinbajo speaking on how he emerged Nigeria's vice president in 2015 surfaced on social media.
The vice president spoke on his emergence as the nation's number two citizen when he visited that Reverend Dr. Udochi M Odikanwa at the Annual Convention of The Restoration Life Assembly Int’l in December 2021.
The vice president, a pastor and professor of law, attributed his emergence as the vice presidential candidate of the ruling APC to God, noting that he was not even politically strong enough to win a local government chairmanship election.
Source: Legit.ng
