Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s focus and insider knowledge of the objectives and challenges related to the Buhari administration makes him a suitable candidate for the position of President in Nigeria’s 2023 General Election.
The Organized Private Sector for Osinbajo group said this in a press statement signed by its spokesman, Alhaji Abdulrahman Farouk.
The group explained that VP Osinbajo is intellectually equipped. Therefore, his candidature offers much hope for citizens with high expectations about job creation, increased earnings and growth.
“With the Vice President, Nigeria’s organised private sector has much basis for optimism about post-2023 economic activities. Even though an aspirant has informed Muhammadu Buhari about his 2023 ambition, the most credible option still appears to be Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. For the organised Private Sector and the citizenry, Osinbajo offers much fertile ground for hope to rapidly germinate.
“Getting Nigeria’s economy to grow faster than the population is going to take a lot of consistent planning, discipline and integrity, as well as great consistency in implementation but with his sharp focus, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected to do we” the statement read.
According to the group, Professor Osinbajo’s track record in pursuing economic development shows that he will carry out reforms that will rapidly grow Nigeria’s economy.
“The idealistic and very patriotic pursuit of various economic policies led by Prof Osinbajo speak volumes about future potentials for people-focused policies; under his supervision, Nigeria’s social investment programmes have been ranked internationally, but much more good news should unfold when he is fully in the saddle by 2023,” he added.
Similarly, another Osinbajo loyalist group, the Progressive Consolidation Group, says plurality of candidates and political parties are necessary to create a prosperous democracy.
In a press statement signed by the group’s chairman, Dr Aliyu Kurfi, the group expressed confidence in Professor Osinbajo’s good qualities to clinch him the number one sit in Nigeria despite the rich array of aspirants vying for the same office.
“As genuine democrats who believe in the Progressive ideals that Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo stands for, we welcome others into the race because we firmly believe that a plurality of candidates and political parties only enhances the robustness of our democracy.
“We are mobilising for Prof Yemi Osinbajo, a man who believes in the rule of law, a man who is a democrat and a great progressive too; nothing in his antecedents ever speaks of anti-democratic standards.
“Therefore, we do not only welcome the declaration by an aspirant; in fact, we anticipate having half a dozen more so that Prof Osinbajo would emerge from a vibrant array of choices offered to the nation by the APC.
“The nature of the political competition that we envisage shall be one characterised by politics without bitterness; to this end, all members of pro-Osinbajo groups have been instructed to address other aspirants with courtesy and avoid getting drawn into the usual mudslinging that characterised Nigerian politics.
“As to the chances of success, we are very confident that the Vice President will enter and win the race because all his good qualities and citizens expect to see him build on the foundation laid by President Muhammadu Buhari,” Dr Kurfi stated.
Editor/Suzan O.
