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Osinbajo Insists On Succeeding Buhari

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Nigeria’s number two citizen, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has maintained his position on contesting the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Naija News understands that Osinbajo was the last APC presidential aspirant to confirm his position in the 2023 presidential race at the venue of the party’s convention on Tuesday night.

Osinbajo hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for giving him the privilege to carry out major roles as a Vice President in the last seven years.

He said he has gone around the country for consultation and has seen the needs of the citizens, understand their pains and would ensure he addresses them if he becomes the president.

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Speaking further, Osinbajo admonished party delegates not to vote for someone they do not like. Naija News understands that Osinbajo struggled to be heard while addressing the delegates as his supporters sing his praises.

For over five minutes, the crowd of enthusiastic supporters of the vice president were still chanting the VP’s name.

Addressing the delegates, he said; “I am a Nigerian. I was born here. My parents were born here. I went to school here. I have worked here all my life.

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“You cannot wish this country well and vote for somebody you don’t believe in. So, our dear delegates, when you vote tonight, be sure and know that your vote carried the answer to the prayers you have prayed for the future of our country – our children.

“Over the past several weeks, I have gone the length and breadth of this country. I have engaged with you deeply and we have had wide-ranging consultations. We have reasoned together about the future of our country and by the grace of God, I have served for the past seven years as Vice President. I have seen firsthand the nuances and complexities of the challenges that confront us as a nation.

“One thing is certain – our circumstances will not afford the next leader of our country any time to learn on the job. In discharging my duties as Vice President for the past seven years, I have been prepared in the most profound ways for the task that lies ahead and I will be ready from Day One”, he added.

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