The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Yemi Osinbajo, has denied claims by President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign that, if his party wins the coming presidential election, he would resign and hand over to a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, after six months in office.
The spokesperson for Mr. Jonathan’s campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, made the allegations at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
“Senator Tinubu, according to our information, has compelled Professor Osinbajo to swear to an oath that after six months in office, he would resign as the vice president, in the unlikely event that their party wins.“The wicked plot, as laid out by them, is to force Professor Osinbajo to resign for Senator Tinubu to be nominated by General Buhari as his replacement,” Mr. Fani Kayode said.
On Saturday, Mr. Osinbajo laughed off the suggestions, telling youths who gathered at an event in Ikeja, Lagos that he, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria could not sign such a pact.
He asked what could ever motivate him to do such a thing.
“I don’t know where people get their story from,” Mr. Osibajo, a professor said. “Let me tell you, there is no way in the world I would do such a thing.
“This (serving Nigeria) has been a passion that I carried for all my adulthood. Let my distractors find more meaningful things to tell Nigerians.”
At the event, Mr. Osinbajo today spoke about the plans his party has for Nigerian youth if elected.
He noted that corruption is the problem of the country and that an APC government would tackle it headlong.
Source: Premium Times
The spokesperson for Mr. Jonathan’s campaign, Femi Fani-Kayode, made the allegations at a press conference in Abuja on Friday.
“Senator Tinubu, according to our information, has compelled Professor Osinbajo to swear to an oath that after six months in office, he would resign as the vice president, in the unlikely event that their party wins.“The wicked plot, as laid out by them, is to force Professor Osinbajo to resign for Senator Tinubu to be nominated by General Buhari as his replacement,” Mr. Fani Kayode said.
On Saturday, Mr. Osinbajo laughed off the suggestions, telling youths who gathered at an event in Ikeja, Lagos that he, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria could not sign such a pact.
He asked what could ever motivate him to do such a thing.
“I don’t know where people get their story from,” Mr. Osibajo, a professor said. “Let me tell you, there is no way in the world I would do such a thing.
“This (serving Nigeria) has been a passion that I carried for all my adulthood. Let my distractors find more meaningful things to tell Nigerians.”
At the event, Mr. Osinbajo today spoke about the plans his party has for Nigerian youth if elected.
He noted that corruption is the problem of the country and that an APC government would tackle it headlong.
Source: Premium Times
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