Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
Arinze Chetuni, Lafia
A political group, Progressive Consolidation Group, has endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to run for the office of Nigeria’s President in 2023.
Speaking during a consultation visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state on Monday in Lafia, the Chairman of the group, Dr Aliyu Kurfi, said that the Vice President has shown great leadership qualities to Nigerians since he was elected into office in 2015 which was why the group endorsed him to run for the office of President in 2023.
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He explained that it was the collective decision of members of the group who were drawn from the six geopolitical zones in the country to begin advocacy for Osinbajo to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari because of his impressive vision for the country.
“We are here on a very serious business, the serious business of political succession. We are on our own mission but engineered by the vision of one of our elder statesmen, Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“We have gone through the various record of activities, life histories and of course the trends of events in politics and we have agreed as an association to work towards the promotion of his candidature.
“We made this decision because we believe with all honesty that we have a professional gentleman and if given the opportunity, he will not only continue the good work of Mr President but will make Nigeria a better place for all of us,” he added.
Members of Progressive Consolidation Group posing with Nasarawa State Governor, Mr. Sule Abdullahi.
He said that due to the background of the Vice President in law profession, he will ensure that the rule of law is entrenched across the country if he his given the opportunity to govern Nigeria in 2023.
“His foresight in so many areas will be useful for Nigeria. He is detribalized person and a man who is detached from the shallow thinking of some Nigerians who are tribal bigots. He is a gentleman whose political competence knows no bounds. So we have every reason to endorse him for the benefit of Nigeria”, he said.
Responding, Governor Abdullahi Sule said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was a sellable presidential aspirant if he chooses to contest the Presidential elections in 2023.
“If the Vice President chooses to contest the 2023 Presidential elections, then you have nothing to worry about because he is a sellable candidate for the party whose antecedent as an astute politician speaks volumes.
“I want you to know that not every product or candidate is sellable but Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is sellable. I pray that all the work you are doing now will not be in vain. It will be good for our party and the progress of this country,” he said.
Our Correspondent reports that aside the Governor, the group also paid courtesy visits on the Speaker, Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi and the Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (Rtd).
