A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Girei says he sees Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a potential presidential material, stressing that, the North will support the South West to produce the next President in the 2023 general election.
He also advised northern interest groups to keep off the race because it is a done deal for the South West.
In an interview with select journalists, the former lawmaker said since South West helped in bringing President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner, to power in 2015, “it is going to be payback time as Northerners would help in bringing to power a man from South West to be our president in 2023.”
Girei’s submission
He advised Northern politicians to forget 2023 presidential race, adding that, he saw potential presidential material in the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
“APC and the entire North must support South West to produce the next president for this country because the South West supported the North to bring Buhari to power in 2015.
“And I can see in the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as a good material for the presidency. He is a professor, well educated and younger than any other person that may want to take a shot at the presidency from that zone.
“Well, for PDP, it will also have no alternative than to continue with Atiku Abubakar as its Presidential candidate in 2023.
“So, I can tell you categorically that the 2023 presidency is already settled, a done deal. It is for the South West and the North will support them to produce the President.’
Speaking on insecurity in the country, Senator Girei said President Buhari should yield to calls by Nigerians to sack the Service Chiefs because they may be responsible for increased insecurity in across the country.
“There is nothing to justify the continue stay in office of the service chiefs. They have over stayed for too long.”
“However, as bad as the situation may be today, it is better when compared to 2014 and towards 2015, and we supported Buhari because we thought he was going to make things better.
“But Buhari has done very well, more than all the other past administrations.”
Senator Girei represented Adamawa Central Senatorial District between 1999 and 2003.
