The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, in
Rivers State, has said despite the number of aspirants vying for the All
Progressives Congress presidential ticket, they must be willing to rally around
and support whoever emerges candidate in the forthcoming primary elections.
This was as he said there was no need for hostility among
aspirants as the ultimate goal remained the country’s unity.
According to a statement signed on Friday by his Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo spoke in
Rivers in continuation of his nationwide consultations with stakeholders and
delegates of the APC.
The statement was titled ‘APC has greatest potential to do
the best for Nigeria, says Osinbajo in rivers.’
In his call for unity, the Vice President noted that all the
aspirants that had made public, their intention to run for president under the
APC, were progressives.
He said, “We are all progressives, we represent the same
point of view that this country can be better; that we can improve the fortunes
of our young people; that our country can be a great place. Every one of us has
that desire, and every one of us can achieve that, given the chance.
“Everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve pointed out that there is no
need for conflict of any kind, especially among presidential aspirants. All of
us, who are presidential aspirants, have either worked together or eaten
together in one place or the other. We are aspirants today, but only one person
would emerge, and we must be prepared to work with that person.”
According to him, the best aspirant should be chosen to lead
the party as its presidential candidate in 2023.
The Vice President also noted that the governing APC had the
greatest potential to do the best for Nigeria and ensure its further
development and progress.
“We are also, of course, completely at one on the idea that
the party needs to be united. So, everything that needs to be done is being
done and will be done to ensure the unity of the aspirants.
“Our party is, as you
know, not just the ruling party, but the party that has the greatest potential
to do the best for this country,” he noted.
With regards to his consultations with the delegates, Prof.
Osinbajo disclosed that “What we spent our time doing today was talking more
about national issues, about issues of development; and we all affirm that we
have to do a lot of work; we are willing and able to do the work.”
Before his interaction with the APC delegates and
stakeholders in Rivers, the Vice President had paid a courtesy to the Rivers
State Traditional Council led by the King Jaja of Opobo, Dr. Dandeson Jaja,
Jeki V, Natural Ruler, Amanyanabo of the Opobo Kingdom, who is also the
Chairman of the Council.
Informing the monarchs of his aspiration to run for
president, he said, “Our country is at a critical phase in its existence and
every country faces its challenges. Our country is facing some of the biggest
challenges it has ever faced.
“This current administration has faced more security
challenges than any other administration. But I am confident that, not only
will we be able to tackle the challenges today, we will be able to tackle the
challenges of the future.”
In his remarks, King Jaja of Opobo thanked the Vice
President for his “good wishes” and for sending a representative to his 80th
birthday celebration saying “That was very kind of you. Let us campaign in
peace and let us not add to the challenges that we are going through already.”
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