Senator Muhammed Abba Aji has advised the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant under the party, Ahmed Tinubu to support vice president Yemi Osinbajo in achieving his ambition of becoming president of Nigeria in 2023.
The former Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters to two ex-presidents and respected northern elder, gave this advise while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Monday.
According to Aji, Osinbajo stands head and shoulders above all APC’s rich array of presidential aspirants angling for the ticket of the party, adding that contrary to views in some quarters, the vice president has solid support base in the North as well as thriving circles of influential supporters across the South.
An elder in the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG), a pro-Osinbajo lobby group, active since mid-2021, the Senator also lauded the spontaneous nationwide celebrations that greeted Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration for the 2023 presidency.
“I have been in politics since the early 80s and I can tell you that the Nigerian electorate is now much wiser, much more discerning and sophisticated than what you had in the past; the spontaneous rallies are a show of strength, asserting the power of the real people and It is a strong pointer to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s very bright chances for ultimate electoral victory,” Aji said.
The senator observed that Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s national leader should feel vindicated that the good idea brought forward in the person of Osinbajo has continued to flourish.
“Asiwaju is a great leader of our party and his idea in bringing about an Osinbajo Vice Presidency has been vindicated; having performed creditably, impressing President Buhari and millions of Nigerians.
“As a leader, when you have brought a great idea, you should allow such to grow and Vice President Osinbajo’s declaration for the 2023 presidency is a reflection of very sound growth and the next step is for Osinbajo to assume the Presidency in 2023,” he further stressed.
Assuring that Osinbajo has bright chances of winning the 2023 presidential elections, Aji who noted that the security situation across the country, particularly in his home state of Borno, has vastly improved under the Buhari administration, further noted that Osinbajo greatly impressed Nigerians with his performances during the period when he acted as President.
“His (Osinbajo’s) chances are very bright in the view of most people that I have interacted with; he is better than anyone else but we are in a democracy and others also have a right to present themselves and increase the choices available to the electorate,” he asserted.
