Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has finally informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to run for president in 2023.
According to Daily Trust, a source familiar the vice president’s ambition revealed that, the VP told the president of his desire to take over from him at the expiration of his tenure.
Though the VP is yet to make his intention public, it is believed that he will struggle for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with the likes of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also gunning for president.
“Certainly, VP Osinbajo has told the president that he wants to succeed him,” the source said.
“The vice president had first consulted some prominent Nigerians who encouraged him to vie for the presidency and they also encouraged him to tell the president himself.
“They told him not to allow a third party to tell the president so that the ambition will not be misconstrued,” he said.
Meanwhile, another source revealed that, when Osinbajo approached the president with the story, Buhari was not surprised.
“Buhari smiled in his usual characteristic manner…he listened to the VP carefully and while responding, he gave him the green light and wished him well without giving him any commitment or assurance of supporting him ahead of other contenders.
“He blessed the intention just the way he blessed Tinubu when he visited him in the Villa and unveiled his plan to vie for the presidency.
“And I think the president is being careful. Remember what he said while granting an interview to a national television.”
Culled from Daily Trust
