By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
An Arewa elder and former lawmaker, senator Muhammed Abba Aji has said that in the All Progressives Congress (APC) rich array of presidential aspirants, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is objectively the best and he is set to win the party primaries and the 2023 presidential elections.
Abba Aji, who served as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters to two Presidents, also emphasized that in spite of challenges, Osinbajo has a solid support base in the North, along with thriving circles of influential supporters across the South.
Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Monday, Abba Aji who is is one of the Arewa elders in the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG), a pro-Osinbajo lobby group that has been active since mid 2021, also applauded the spontaneous nationwide celebrations that greeted Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration for the 2023 presidency.
“I have been in politics since the early 80s and I can tell you that the Nigerian electorate is now much wiser, much more discerning and sophisticated than what you had in the past; the spontaneous rallies are a show of strength, asserting the power of the real people and it is a strong pointer to Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s very bright chances for ultimate electoral victory,” he said.
Speaking further, Senator Abba Aji described Tinubu as a great party leader who should feel vindicated that the good idea brought forward in the person of Osinbajo has continued to flourish.
“Asiwaju is a great leader of our party and his role in bringing about an Osinbajo Vice Presidency has been vindicated; having performed creditably, impressing President Buhari and millions of Nigerians.
“As a kneaded, when you have brought a great idea, you should allow such to grow and Vice President Osinbajo’s declaration for the 2023 Presidency is a reflection of very sound growth and the next step is for Osinbajo to assume the Presidency in 2023,” Abba Aji said.
Asserting that Osinbajo has bright chances of winning the coming presidential elections, Senator Abba Aji, who stressed that the security situation in his home state of Borno has vastly improved under the Buhari administration, further noted that Osinbajo greatly impressed Nigerians with his performances during the period when he acted as President.
