‘Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
Campaigns for the Presidential ambition of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, currently the Vice President of Nigeria has been taken to Kwara State by members of National Coalition Group ( NCG).
They were seeking support for Prof. Osinbajo, making the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulukainaini Gambari’s palace their first port of call seeking the monarch’s support and begged him to help talk to his subjects about it.
Leader of the group, Dr. Eli Dibia, specifically requested the Emir to help canvass for the emergence of someone, who would be president for all Nigerians come 2023.
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“We are in Ilorin to Seek the Emir’s support for Osinbajo. Emir should help canvas for a president that will be for all Nigerians, who will build on legacies of President Buhari,” he said.
Dr. Dibia stressed that Osinbajo remains the best presidential candidate that the All Progressives Congress (APC) could field for the 3023 presidential elections.
He warned the APC leadership against fielding a wrong candidate for the elections, Dibia saying; “The only person that the opposition is afraid of is Osinbajo. If we make the mistake of not fielding appropriate candidate, APC may lose to the opposition.
Eulogising Osinbajo’s leadership qualities, the team leader pointed out that the vice president was on record as the one who drafted the legal frame work for the development of Lagos.
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“He (Osinbajo) understands the economy. He has the capacity to serve Nigerians. He’s a loyal VP. We want a servant president,” he added
Responding, the Emir, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari prayed God to grant the country a peaceful transition in 2023 and acknowledged the Federal Government’s efforts at curtailing various security challenges confronting the country.
The monarch prayed for the restoration of peace to all the nook and crannies of the country as well security of lives and properties on the land.
He thanked the pro- Osinbajo presidency team for the visit and wished them well in their endeavours and quests for their principal.