The Lagos State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has declared that, the interest shown by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to contest the presidential race, was just a living room declaration
Penpushing reports that, the spokesperson of the party, Seye Oladejo, made this known while criticizing Osinbajo over his decision to throw his hat into the ring for the party’s ticket ahead of the 2023
Penpushing further reports that, he added that the party leadership knew that he (Osinbajo) was going to show interest to run, adding that the party is awaiting Osinbajo to face Tinubu at the primary stage.
“There is no problem. We knew he was going to declare. They should allow us to go to the primary. Let him come and face Asiwaju (Tinubu). I am not worried at all. We acknowledge his constitutional right to contest. We also observed keenly how he struggled to paint his role in the past eight years in gold’, Oladejo said
The party’s image maker who is also interested to contest for the House of Representatives, in a statement on Monday, said Osinbajo has merely exercised his constitutional right to contest, and nobody was contesting that
“At a time l thought I was listening to a dirge until I realized it was a political declaration in a living room. Nigerians will have something to say about the scorecard in the fullness of time. The last time I checked, the Vice President was in charge of the economy’.
“The only demand is for us to go to primary. Let us see how much support Osinbajo can garner from the party members. This is someone who could not even win his polling booth. I’m not aware of any change in political relevance and popularity since the last elections. I want to congratulate him for finally summoning the courage to throw his hat to the ring’.
“We know that Nigerians at this time need a prepared president who has paid his dues in enthroning democracy, mentoring potential leaders and being an intestine helper to numerous people aside from being the reference point for good governance in Nigeria.”
Penpushing reports that, Oladejo boasted that Tinubu enjoys a lot of support across Nigeria, assuring that large number of people will come out to support him all over the country at the appropriate time.
“There are a lot of people who will come out to support him all over the country; even more in the North than South. So, we will be ready. We know Osinbajo is just a pawn on the chessboard of some game-masters. The message in the fact that this declaration came during the Holy Week is definitely not lost on all and sundry.”
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