By Alaba Aliu & Kehinde Ologunola
Nigerians both at home and abroad have been called upon to rally support for the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to enable him to take over the leadership of the country in 2023 after President Muhammadu Buhari.
A pressure group within the Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) known as “Osinbajo Project 2023, Ondo State Chapter” made the call in a press statement jointly signed by the Deputy National Coordinator South West, Dr. (Chief) Bailey Arohunmolase, the State Coordinator, Hon. (Chief) Tobi Akinlalu, the State Woman leader, Princess Toyin Tenabe and the State Secretary, Barr. Segun Ogodo and made a copy available to journalists in Akure on Thursday April 28, 2022.
The group after their state meeting at Edo Lodge Hotel, Akure, Ondo State Capital noted that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has all it takes to take Nigeria to her desired glory therefore calling on all and sundry to throw a weight of support behind him.
The statement reads in part: “The Ondo State Chapter of Osinbajo Project 2023 is using this medium to inform the general public of our efforts towards the emergence of the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to take over the leadership of the country after President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Osinbajo is the most qualified of all the aspirants vying for the position of President Federal Republic of Nigeria. For his loyalty and dedication to duty as vice president showed high level of his readiness to lead the country in 2023.
“What Osinbajo has been doing across the states of the federation speaks volume of the depth of his acceptability in the contest. No other aspirants can withstand him in all ramifications, based on this; we are calling on all Nigerians both at home and abroad to rally support for him.
“What we observed from his activities in the last 7 years is quite unprecedented and we are certain that he will bring his wealth of experience to bear in taking Nigeria to greater height among comity of nations.
“For these reasons, we have been mobilizing for him to become the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023.”
Ondo State Chapter of Osinbajo Project 2023 comprises of major political actors across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state under the leadership of Hon. (Chief) Tobi Akinlalu.