Congratulatory messages
continued to pour in for the
Vice Presidential candidate of
the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Professor Yemi Osinbajo.
The Edo Governor, Adams
Oshiomhole and former
governor of Ekiti State, Kayode
Fayemi yesterday lauded the
choice of Osinbajo as the
running mate to General Muhammadu Buhari in the
2015 general election. Oshiomhole in a statement
issued by the state
Commissioner for Information
and Orientation, Lious Odion in
Benin City , described Professor
Osinbajo as a man of deep intellect with a heart for social
justice.
He said “I have followed
Osinbajo’s remarkable legal
career, particularly his stint as
two-term Lagos Commissioner
for Justice and Attorney-
General. He impressed me even further as a member of the legal
team that argued my case at the
court after PDP stole my
mandate in the 2007
governorship elections in Edo. “I, therefore, have no doubt
that he would continue in that
illustrious tradition by working
together with General Buhari to
actualize the dream that our
great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), represents, for
the benefit of our dear country
held down by PDP’s misrule of
the last sixteen years.” Fayemi, in a statement in Lagos
signed by his Chief Press
Secretary, Yinka Oyebode,
stated that Osinbajo’s choice has
further reinforced the APC’s
determination to effect the change which Nigerians have
for long clamoured for. He described the APC vice
presidential candidate as a
renowned teacher, legal expert,
administrator and a reform-
minded technocrat, who
embodies the virtues of honesty, integrity, selflessness
and dedication to the overall
good of the society,
“Every time pundits come up
with their doomsday
predictions of APC’s imminent
collapse, APC comes out
stronger right from its founding.
The choice of Osinbajo is also leaving us much stronger for
the task ahead. I commend
General Buhari and other party
leaders for arriving at a choice
that is bound to strengthen our
ticket”, Fayemi said. Similarly, Pastors Council of
Northern Nigeria applauded the
choice of Osinbajo as running-
mate to General Muhammadu
Buhari.
Addressing journalists in
Kaduna, the convener of the
council, Pastor Bulus Yahaya
cautioned Nigerians to insist
that best leadership emerged in
2015 general elections. The cleric said he possessed all
leadership qualities as Buhari’s
second in command.
They unanimously agreed that
Osinbajo’s choice heralded
hope for a new Nigeria in view
of his experience in public and
private sectors and also being a
pastor of Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG).