Laolu Akande the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, has thrown more lights on Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s presidential declaration interest on Monday’
In a viral broadcast video, Osinbajo had said he would continue president Buhari’s administration.
Speaking on a live TV in Abuja on Monday night, Akande said President Muhammadu Buhari (retd)’s regime made commendable strides in the areas of infrastructure, and ease of doing business and security.
He asserted that Vice-President Osinbajo’s bid for the country’s top job is meant to consolidate the gains made in the past seven years.
“The Buhari administration has achieved so much in terms of infrastructure development, ease of doing business and this is what Professor Yemi Osinbajo wants to continue,” he said.
The Vice president had met with some members of the Progressives Governors Forum at his official residence at Aso Villa where he made his intentions known.
Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa for the breaking of Ramadan fast (Iftar), informed the APC governors of his plan to succeed Buhari at the Aso Villa come May 2023.
Some of the governors present include: Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Babagana Zulum of Borno and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos among others.