Characteristic of most public gatherings across the country in recent times, more Nigerians including groups have continued to root for the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, exerting pressure on him to run for the Presidency in 2023.
Coming on the same day that the people of Edo including the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, and a few days after residents of Ogbomoso and Ibadan in Oyo State, all declared support for the VP in 2023, some Nigerians in Lagos on Saturday joined the ranks of compatriots calling for Osinbajo to run at the polls next year.
Speaking at the Igbobi College 90th Anniversary dinner organised by the college’s Old Boys Association, (ICOBA), President of the body, Mr Muyiwa Kinoshi, disclosed that the entire group is in support of the VP for 2023.
According to him, “permit me to use this opportunity to confirm to you, sir, Your Excellency, the Vice President, that the entire ICOBA family worldwide, at home and abroad, in North America and Europe, the message is clear and unambiguous. Yemi run, run, Yemi run.”
He said the decision to support the VP was not just borne out the group’s desire to produce the leader of the country but their belief in the abilities of Prof. Osinbajo as a distinguished alumnus.
Earlier on Saturday evening, Lagosians – young and old, barricaded the Lagos Intercontinental Hotel, venue of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria dinner which the VP attended at Special Guest, to express their feelings about the candidacy of Osinbajo in 2023.
The young men and women carrying placards with different inscriptions, danced to melodious tunes, demanding that the VP contests the 2023 Presidency.
Amidst chants of popular political songs, the youths wo also barricaded the entrance of the hotel screamed “up Osinbajo, you are our President, we love you”, as the VP made his way into the venue of the dinner event.
The demands by the groups and individuals re-echoes nationwide clamour for Prof. Osinbajo to run for the Presidency in 2023 and for his political party, the All Progressives Congress, to pick him as its flagbearer at the polls.
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