Nigerian Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo says his experience as Vice President in the last seven years under President Muhammadu Buhari has placed him on a high pedestal to be the next President of Nigeria come 2023.
Osinbajo made this known at the Emir of Ilorin’s Palace on Monday during his visit to the Monarch, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari to address APC delegates ahead of the May 30th Presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress. APC.
According to him, working under President Muhammadu Buhari in the last seven years greatly exposed him to series of security and economic challenges facing the country which he is in a better position to address it due to exposure and opportunities given to him under President Muhammadu Buhari.
He noted that being Vice President of Nigeria in the last few years was a great opportunity that placed him in front burner against other aspirants vying for same office pointing out that as soon as he gets to the office in May 2023, he would kick the ground running for a more prosperous Nigeria.
The Vice President lauded the fatherly role of the Emir and seek his support towards his aspiration.
Osinbajo said that his respect and regard for the Emir and the Emirate informed his visit to the palace for his fatherly support.
Earlier, the state Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak said the Vice President has been a friend of Kwara who had launched the social investment Programme and Owo Isowo scheme for the vulnerable and less privileged ones in the state.
The governor who led other state executive members including the Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi, the Senator from Kwara North and South and the state party chairman, Sunday Fagbemi among others, said Osinbajo remains a living voice in Nigeria’s economic landscape.
Also, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Zulu Gambari lauded the vice president for his visit and said his aspiration was based on his past record which has earned him respect all over.
The Emir added that the challenges ahead of him is enormous and tasked him to rise up to the occasion which he believes he can surmount for the good of Nigeria.
The Vice President later met with APC delegates at the state’s banquet hall before returning back to Abuja.
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