Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo will enjoy the support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) if
he shows interest in contesting the 2023 presidential election.
Sule said this on Monday when he met with members of the
Progressives Consolidation Group (PCG) in Lafia, the state capital.
Although Osinbajo has not declared his interest in the 2023
presidential race, the group said it was in Nasarawa to solicit the governor’s
support for the vice-president.
Sule said APC governors will support Osinbajo, adding that
he is a “sellable” candidate.
“Our concern is how we will sustain the party beyond
President Buhari. So, if you come up with the idea, you know you will not only
get my attention but the attention of every progressive governor in the
country,” Sule said.
“So, if you are going about to sell this man, I want you to
know that not every product is sellable but Osinbajo is sellable.
“I pray that all the work you are doing now will not be in
vain. It will be good for our party and the progress of this country.”
In his remarks, Aliyu Kurfi, chairman of the group, said if
he is given the opportunity to become president, Osinbajo will make Nigeria a
“better place for all of us”.
“We are here sir on a very serious business, the serious
business of political succession. We are on our mission but engineered by the
vision of one of our elder statesmen, Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo,” Kurfi said.
“We have gone through the various records of activities,
life histories and of course the trends of events in politics and we have
agreed as an association to work towards the promotion of his candidature.
“We made this decision because we believe with all honesty
that we have a professional gentleman, if given the opportunity will not only
continue the good work of Mr President, but with gentlemen like you to support,
make Nigeria a better place for all of us,” he said.
“His foresight in so many areas will be useful for Nigeria.
He is detribalised and a man who is detached from the shallow thinking of many
of us who are tribal bigots.
“We believe we have a gentleman whose thinking is simply
that of Nigeria and Nigeria alone.
“We believe he is a gentleman whose political competence
knows no bounds. So we have every reason to sell him for the benefit of
Nigeria.”
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