BREAKING: Osinbajo reportedly meets APC governors over presidential ambition
- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo reportedly meets with APC governors on Sunday night, April 10, at his residence in the Presidential Villa
- There are strong speculations that the vice president is hosting the governors for the purpose of discussing his presidential ambition with them
- Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun state) and others are reportedly present at the meeting
Presidential Villa, Abuja - An emerging report by The Nation states that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is hosting members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), to Iftar at his official residence, Akinola Aguda House in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The newspaper cited sources close to the office of the Vice President as hinting that Osinbajo would use the occasion to consult with the Governors on his rumoured presidential ambition.
Source: Twitter
It was gathered that as at 6:45pm, not less than six Governors, including Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i (Kaduna) and Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) were already within the premises.
Other APC governors seen driven in before the 7pm scheduled time for the gathering were: Hope Uzodimma (Imo); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Gboyega Oyetola (Osun).
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A source also cited by The Nation stated that Oyetola is in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for the lesser Hajj (Umrah), fueling speculations the governor’s car might have conveyed his deputy Benedict Alabi.
The newspaper noted that the meeting seemed exclusive to only the invited governors and some of their aides, adding that journalists were not admitted in the premises of the vice president’s residence.
2023 presidency: Osinbajo most credible candidate to succeed Buhari, group declares
Meanwhile, Vice President Osinbajo has been described as the most competent and credible person to step into President Muhammadu Buhari's shoes after the expiration of his tenure in 2023.
Legit.ng gathered that this was disclosed on Sunday, April 10, in Lagos during the pre-declaration press conference organised by the Osinbajo Southwest Group (OSG).
Speaking on behalf of the group, Hon. Olawale Shodeinde said the sole objective of the convergence was to come together as Nigerians and collectively speak in unity and one accord in support of the vice president.
Source: Legit.ng
