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Sodiq Ojuroungbe
Youths in Ogun State have called on the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to contest for the 2023 presidential race.
The group under the aegis of Ogun Youth Network noted that Osinbajo remains the best candidate to succeed Muhammadu Buhari having worked closely with the president in the last six years.
The Chairman of the Ogun Youth Network, Oluwagbenga Odumosu said this on Friday while addressing newsmen, alongside members of the group, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Odumosu stressed that Osinbajo, who hails from Ikenne in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state, has the “competence, experience, fairness, youth friendliness and open-mindedness” to become the next president of the country.
He explained that the group agreed on Osinbajo after a critical review of the present state of the nation and those vying for the presidential seat.
He noted, “The diligence and exceptional transformation we always experience in the country whenever the President Mohammed Buhari is not around and his been given privilege to act as the President showed he is capable to transform this nation if given the chance. His rich profile isn’t just a make-up but one with high pedigree and as such considering that he’s more qualified.
“There is no doubt that we need someone who has what it takes to calm the tribal and religion crises we are experiencing in the country. One man who has showed that he has the capacity is Prof Yemi Osinbajo because he has proved it over the years that he is neither a tribal bigotry nor a religion fanatics. He is always open to all sides without any sentiment which is borne out of his profession. Despite being a pastor he had continually promoted religious tolerance and harmony in the country.
“The points highlighted are few out of many reasons we are calling on the vice president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to please throw his hat into the ring to contest for the President come 2023. As we do not need a soothsayer to tell us that Prof Yemi Osinbajo is the beacon of hope for the Nigeria future.”
Odumosu however alleged that some political jobbers “are trying to tarnish the image of VP because they know it won’t be a business as usual if he emerges as President.”
He further said, “we must sound a note of warning to some perpetual political jobbers in the South West who are planning to defame the vice president despite his unblemished antecedents, we can only warn then to desist as it won’t be business as usual for them as the progressive Youths in the country won’t stop at nothing to fight l and stop them.”
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