By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
The Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG), a political pressure group working to ensure that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo takes over the reign of powers from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 presidential election, has refuted the reports in a section of the media alleging that the Vice President has opened a campaign Office in Abuja ahead of the election.
Recall that yesterday afternoon, it was reported in the media that the Vice President opened a campaign office near EFAB plaza, a highbrow Area of Abuja.
But, in a statement titled ‘OSINBAJO HAS NOT OPENED A CAMPAIGN OFFICE’, which was issued yesterday by Barrister Emmanuel Pippa, the Publicity Secretary of the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG), the group clarified that the said office belongs to its coalition of support groups which believes in Professor Osinbajo as the leader Nigeria needs in 2023.
It said though Professor Osinbajo is yet to be acquainted with its activities, the PCG expressed its determination to get him to declare an interest in running for the office of President as early as possible.
The statement said “Our attention has just been brought to online publications which allege that the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has opened a campaign office in Abuja ahead of the 2023 elections.
“We wish to clarify that the said office belongs to our coalition of support groups which strongly believes in Professor Osinbajo as the leader Nigeria needs in 2023, and is determined to get him to declare an interest in running for the office of President as early as possible.
“Solely for this purpose, our recently acquired administrative office is located in the heart of Wuse area of Abuja.
“Even though Professor Osinbajo is yet to be acquainted with our activities, we intend to operate through a new organ, The Progressive Project (TPP) to coordinate youth, women and other groups across the federation.
“Ours is therefore not a campaign office but a venue for coordination, handling of increasing volume of correspondence and meetings in readiness for the time when Vice President Yemi Osinbajo accedes to our request for him to run and consolidate gains made under President Muhammadu Buhari. Party chieftains will of course lead the real campaign when that time comes.”
The group said being a heartbeat away from the number one job, there are countless APC members and even non-partisan citizens across the federation who are pushing for Professor Yemi Osinbajo to succeed President Buhari, solely in the interest of the nation.
“We are convinced that Osinbajo’s level of familiarity with the vision, achievements and challenges being handled by President Buhari is second to none, and that such insight would enable a new APC administration to hit the ground running in 2023.
“We anticipate that various new and existing pro-Osinbajo platforms will become part of the group to which their focus appears more relevant”, the group pointed out in the statement.
