Prof. Osinbajo was in Ilorin yesterday in continuation of his consultations and interactions with delegates and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the party Presidential primaries on May 30.
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Also, in Nasarawa State yesterday, the Vice President delivered the keynote at the inaugural Nasarawa Investment Summit, with the theme “Diamond in the Rough: The Making of a New Investment Frontier.”
Although, the directorate of organization was still computing the figures of aspirants including those who picked forms in their states as of press time, Vanguard gathered that there are no fewer than 105 governorship aspirants, nearly a thousand National Assembly aspirants and more than 1,500 aspirants for states Houses of Assembly.
He spoke over the weekend at the Presidential Villa when he received a delegation from the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC led by its President, Pastor Samuel Oladele at his Aguda residence on Saturday evening.
His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made this known on Thursday.
The Pastor, based in the United Kingdom, reacted to the position of another Pastor of the church, Timothy Olaniyan.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, expressed this view during a meeting yesterday with a delegation from the US-based Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, ANPA, and a team of Nigerian doctors from diaspora including those who have relocated back to the country to establish private hospitals.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday at the palace of the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, while on a visit to Ondo State. The monarch prayed for the VP’s success in attaining his objective, noting that, “had it been it were in advanced countries, in all of the APC, nobody would run (for president), they would all just support you.”
Rather, the Vice President sent a representative to the dinner held at the Conference Centre of the Presidential Villa.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this yesterday when he received, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a team of 13 professors who came to endorse and support his presidential aspiration (with representation from the six geo-political zones) under the aegis of the Progressive Intellectuals Advisory Group.
He urged Nigerians to shun ethnic and religious sentiments by allowing a man after God’s heart to emerge as the President in 2023 instead of voting blindly for candidates with self-serving intentions.
The party’s secretary, Dr Iyiola Omisore, disclosed this to delegates at the 11th National Executive Committee meeting of the APC holding at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
The video was released amid allegations that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is biased against Muslims.
The briefing, part of Osinbajo’s consultations with critical stakeholders, held over Iftar dinner at his official residence.
The Vice President, who has declared to contest the 2023 presidential ticket of the APC, is expected to use the occasion to inform the lawmakers of his intention.
This was contained in a letter of invitation read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary.
The S.M.A.R.T Women for PYO, which had been leading the vanguard of calls on the VP to declare his presidential ambition, said the declaration is a welcome development and has put paid to months of speculations about the readiness of the number-two citizen to lead the nation.
Impeccable sources at the Presidential Villa told The PUNCH that he is hosting the governors to the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar)
Osinbajo spoke when he received on a courtesy call a delegation of Imams, Islamic scholars and Muslim leaders.
His spokesman Laolu Akande said Osinbajo, who was already on his way to Lagos for the 13th colloquium in commemoration of the 70th birthday of All Progressives Congress stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made a detour to Kaduna on Tuesday afternoon after receiving the disturbing report of terrorists attack.