2023 Presidency: Osinbajo Visits Imo State, Declares There Is a Lot To Be Done

2023 Presidency: Osinbajo Visits Imo State, Declares There Is a Lot To Be Done

  • Ahead of APC presidential primary, Yemi Osinbajo has met with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo
  • According to the vice president, the 2023 general elections is crucial to the future of Nigeria as a whole
  • Also, Osinbajo paid a courtesy visit on the Chairman, Imo Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Emmanuel Okeke

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday, May 20 met with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo behind closed doors, as part of consultations for his 2023 presidential bid.

In an interview with newsmen in Owerri shortly after the meeting, the vice president said the 2023 general elections was crucial to the future of the country.

2023: Osinbajo visists Imo state, declares there is a lot to be done
2023: Osinbajo visists Imo state, declares there is a lot to be done
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The vice president said he had a fruitful deliberation with the delegates on some critical issues that concerned the economy and the future of the country.

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2023: Osinbajo visists Imo state, declares there is a lot to be done
2023: Osinbajo visists Imo state, declares there is a lot to be done
Source: UGC

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He said:

“We have had a very engaging time with delegates from Imo state.
“We talked about a wide range of issues from the economy to security to education, and what we need to do as well as some of the current challenges and how we need to deal with some of these challenges.
“As you know, there’s a lot that needs to be done in the areas of economy and security. And a lot has been done which I can’t go into details.”

The vice president was earlier received by Governor Hope Uzodimma at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport.

The governor was joined by his deputy, Professor Placid Njoku; Speaker, Imo House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Kennedy Ibeh; the Imo APC state party chairman, Chief Dr. Ebere McDonald, and many state and party officials.

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Osinbajo also paid a courtesy visit on the Chairman, Imo Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Emmanuel Okeke.

2023: Shouts of 'incoming president' rents the air as Osinbajo visits Osun state

In another development, thousands of Osogbo residents on Friday, May 20 took to the streets in large numbers to welcome the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to Osogbo, the Osun state capital, with rousing fanfare and jubilation.

The arrival of the vice president threw the entire state into a carnival mood as the excited Osogbo people began to shout “Incoming President…” at the sight of Vice President Osinbajo, singing and dancing to sonorous drum beats, likewise displaying campaign posters with fanfare, they welcomed Osinbajo to the Land of Virtue.”

Vice President Osinbajo had visited the state as part of his ongoing nationwide consultations with stakeholders and delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the party’s presidential primary election slated for May 29, 2022.

Source: Legit.ng

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