By Ayodele Oni
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, says he is not nursing any presidential ambition ahead of 2023.
He said that his major pre-occupation now is to join hands in addressing compelling situation in the country at present.
A statement from the VP’s Media Office on Monday disowned a website that is calling on Nigerians to join a group that is mobilizing support for the VP.
Signed by Laolu Akande, SSA media to the Vice President, the statement reads:” The attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a website: supportosinbajo.ng that is calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilizing support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
“Details of this website and the solicitation of the group are currently trending on WhatsApp with a suggestion that Prof. Osinbajo has “quietly” declared interest in the 2023 election.
“The Office of the Vice President is not in any way connected to this website or the group behind it and considers such an enterprise an unnecessary distraction.
“Prof. Osinbajo has not declared any interest whatsoever in the 2023 election, but he is rather focused on working in his capacity as Vice President in the current administration to address all the compelling issues in the country and concerns of Nigerians, including finding effective and lasting solutions to the security challenges.
“Therefore, we ask that people desist from such unhelpful permutations while we all deal together with the challenges confronting us as Nigerians, and resolve them for the benefit of our people, peace and prosperity in the land.”
