The Osinbajo Support Groups, a bipartisan organisation, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 elections in Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The Eagle Online recalls that the groups were formed to back the presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, however, lost the primaries of his party, All Progressives Congress, to a former two-term Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Osinbajo served under the National Leader of the APC as governor for eight years as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State.
The Osinbajo Support Groups spoke in a statement signed by Sunnie Chukumele, Chairman, and John Elemi, Secretary, on their behalf on Thursday in Abuja.
The groups said they took the decision having considered Abubakar’s track record as an astute politician and experienced public servant.
The groups said Abubakar had shown over time that he does not have a vaulting ambition as he had made sacrifices for the political stability of the country.
They said: “In our analysis before arriving at a choice of candidate to support outside the APC candidate, we looked at critical variables, comparing the present and future of our dear country.
“He is the most qualified of all the candidates based on cognate experience at the presidency of Nigeria, haven served as Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for years.
“Abubakar has built and maintained social bridge and networks of lasting friendships across every constituency in Nigeria. He has eternal relationship with all regions of Nigeria.”
The group said it was convinced that Abubakar has the political experience and network to lead the country.
It added: “At this material time in our national history, the Southwest and South-South and the Northwest have taken shots at the presidency, leaving out the Southeast, North Central and Northeast.
“The Constitution of Nigeria has always guaranteed equity and fairness as an enabler for a just society.
“Be it known to everyone, that the leaders of these support groups and stakeholders have undertaken this migration on their own as consenting adults without the prompting and mandate of Osinbajo.”
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