The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Speaker, Ibrahim Abdullahi, is optimistic that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will takeover from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Abdullahi who was speaking at the Vice President’s official residence at the Presidential Villa on Sunday evening during a dinner with Speakers and Deputy Speakers of a number of State Houses of Assembly said Osinbajo’s track record is known to all Nigerians.
“We appreciate your capacity and intelligence. And we are thankful that we have somebody like Mr. Vice President in this country. We don’t need to be reminded that even Mr. President trusts you so much, and trusts your capacity,” he said.
Adding that, “You love this country, and we are sure by the time Mr. Vice President takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari, you will start where he ends.
“By the special grace of God, the Vice President will take over the ticket of the APC. We are going to line up behind you. If truly, we want this country to prosper, this is the time to rally around Mr. Vice President. It is not about religion; it is about capacity. We are sure of your capacity and we are sure you are going to take us to the next level.”
Other Speakers and Deputy Speakers commended the Vice President for his efforts in the Buhari administration and in the general development of the country, while many of them endorsed his aspiration to become president in 2023.
Pledging his support to Prof. Osinbajo, Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdullahi Wuse, noted that the VP has the best capacity to lead from 2023.
“Few people have the intellectual capacity, the capabilities that you are exhibiting as the Vice President of this country. We look forward to a situation where you will be the President. I believe that you will do more if given the opportunity to be president of this country,” he said.
In the same vein, Ogun State House of Assembly Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, noted that Nigerians everywhere appreciated the Vice President who he said has shown total capacity in leadership.
According to him, the country will experience transformation if the VP is elected president in 2023. “His coming will accelerate a lot of development in this country; also he will hit the ground running,” he added.
Also speaking, Katsina State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Tasiu Musa-Maigari, commended Osinbajo’s “good qualities of leadership, honesty, hard work and loyalty,” adding that the VP would make a very good President.
