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2023 Presidential Declaration: 3 S’West Govs Caught Between Osinbajo, Tinubu

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Apr 12, 2022.

Paul Mbagwu

2023 Presidential Declaration: 3 S’West Govs Caught Between Osinbajo, Tinubu
…two of the South-West governors will not make or show public support for either of the two aspirants until after the primaries

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EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo’s Monday declaration to succeed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, has put three state governors in the South-West in a tight spot.

Osinbaji’s decision to join the presidential race has unsettled the three governors who would have to decide who to pitch their tents with, a reliable source within the party in the zone disclosed.

The vice-president’s declaration came exactly three months after his former principal, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, informed President Buhari of his interest to succeed him.

In a short broadcast shared via his Twitter handle after months of intense speculations, Osinbajo said he wants to build on Buhari’s legacies.

Osibanjo was appointed Attorney-General of Lagos State in 1999 by then Governor, Bola Tinubu, and held the position till 2007, implementing several judicial reforms.

The governors identified among the APC five in the zone are Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, and Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.

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According to the sources, two of the South-West governors will not make or show public support for either of the two aspirants until after the primaries, going on political and personal relationships.

He said: “Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State already has a major decision on his hands with this declaration.

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