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Osinbajo Speaks On 2023 Presidential Ambition
- Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described the speculations making rounds that he will contest the 2023 presidential election as a distraction.
- According to Akande, the Vice-President has not declared interest in the race as he urged Nigerians to desist from such permutations.
Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has described the speculations making rounds that he will contest the 2023 presidential election as a distraction, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.
Unconfirmed reports have since been circulating across social media that Osinbajo would contest for the Nigerian number one seat in 2023.
However, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, has reacted to the viral reports via a statement on behalf of Osinbajo on Monday.
According to Akande, the Vice-President has not declared interest in the race as he urged Nigerians to desist from such permutations.
The statement read, “The attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a website:supportosinbajo.ng that is calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilizing support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
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“Details of this website and the solicitation of the group are currently trending on WhatsApp with a suggestion that Prof. Osinbajo has “quietly” declared interest in the 2023 election.
“The Office of the Vice President is not in any way connected to this website or the group behind it and considers such an enterprise an unnecessary distraction.”
The office of the VP added, “Prof. Osinbajo has not declared any interest whatsoever in the 2023 election, but he is rather focused on working in his capacity as Vice President in the current administration to address all the compelling issues in the country and concerns of Nigerians, including finding effective and lasting solutions to the security challenges.
“Therefore, we ask that people desist from such unhelpful permutations while we all deal together with the challenges confronting us as Nigerians, and resolve them for the benefit of our people, peace, and prosperity in the land.”
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