Osinbajo assures supporters in Lagos of victory at APC presidential primaries


 

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (Fourth from Left) at the stakeholders meeting in Ikeja on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Lagos ----------- The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday,  met with his supporters in  Lagos State, assuring that he would emerge victorious at the All Progresdives Congress, APC, presidential primaries on Sunday in Abuja.

Dignitories at the event included the Deputy Chief of Staff to  President Buhari, Mr Adeola Ipaye, and the Special Adviser to Buhari on Political Matters, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu. 

Addressing his supporters made up of various grassroot  groups from across the state, Osinbajo said: “I have come home to  Lagos to thank God for all He has done and all He is  yet  to do.

“I am not here for a campaign or for consultation, I just want to celebrate with my brothers and sisters in Lagos state.

” God will help us on Sunday and we will win. There is no doubt at all, we will win by the grace of God.

“And we will go on to win the general election for our party, the APC.

” I know that we will have massive support from all of our delegates." 

Osinbajo further said that having served for seven years as vice president, his  experiences would enable him provide quality leadership for the country.

He noted that in the seven years of his apprenticeship,  "President Muhammadu Buhari  in many ways,  ensured that I was exposed to everything about governing a complex and diverse country such as Nigeria.

“I have also acted as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at various times.”

He further said God had allowed him to serve and gave him those experiences for a purpose, which definitely was to serve the nation further.

His words, “The truth of the matter is that God does not make a mistake. That is the reason why God gave me all the  experiences and that time has come.

“I am sure that everyone knows that if you have seven years experience on anything, you will be better than those who do not have any experience at all.”

He also said that a greater Nigeria was achievable,  even as all the country’s challenges were surmountable.

The vice president commended  the Lagos state Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and all the delegates and representatives of different ethnic groups present on the occasion. U

In his remarks, Dr Abdulhakeem Abdulateef, an APC chieftain and an Imam, described the meeting as the beginning of the journey to a new Nigeria.

Abdulateef, further noted that Osinbajo’s meeting with the stakeholders in Lagos state completed his visits to all the 36 states of the federation.

“Lagos is extremely proud to celebrate Osinbajo,” he said, pointing out that  Osinbajo had done a lot for Lagos state and had helped the poor to have access to justice.