Rather than settle, the dust generated by the alleged plot to remove Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by some powerful forces in the presidency, otherwise known as ‘members of the cabal’, continues to rise with reports on Tuesday that two possible replacements had already been pencilled down if the embattled VP throws in the towel.

A credible source in the presidency told Daily Independent that Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, who is the current chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), and Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, are two top contenders for the number two position.

According to him, it has been agreed that the South-West will still retain the position but unlike in 2015 when Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s camp produced Osinbajo, the would-be vice president this time around would be “someone approved by the Buhari camp”.

He said Fayemi was one of the favourites in the Buhari camp having served as the Chairman of the Presidential Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which organised the primary that produced Buhari as the APC flag bearer in 2015.

After President Buhari assumed office in 2015, he appointed Fayemi as Minister of Mines and Steel Development, a position he held before resigning to contest the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti, which he won.

Speaking further, our source said: “The president is also very comfortable with Fashola and would have picked him as his running mate in 2015 but for the outcry against a Muslim-Muslim ticket which also jeopardised Tinubu’s chances.

“If you remember, that was why the president appointed Fashola as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing in 2015, making him the most important minister in his cabinet or super-minister as many called it.

“As it stands, these two are the likely choices as replacement for Osinbajo, but it remains to be seen how this will materialise as the vice president will also not want to go down without a fight.”

Also on Tuesday, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), described Vice President Osinbajo as “an incorruptible man of God who is as clean as a whistle”.

Speaking in with our correspondent on the corruption allegations levelled against Osinbajo, Sagay said his committee did not receive any report indicting Osinbajo in any way.

He accused the opposition of being the brain behind the malicious rumour, adding that having failed at the courts, they were desperately trying to cause disaffection in the presidency.

He said: “Our committee received no report indicting the vice president in any way. Absolutely nothing! The vice president is an incorruptible man of God, a man of high moral standing who is as clean as a whistle. He will not appropriate any money that doesn’t belong to him to himself.

“The vice president is not having any issue with President Buhari. All these malicious reports and fake news are being sponsored by the opposition and enemies of the government, and it should be disregarded.”

https://www.independent.ng/fashola-fayemi-may-reap-from-osinbajos-travail/

Another fake news from our south yeast Brodas

Osibanjo 2023

So, this is what politics has turned to, in Nigeria.

I see this coming ... Osinbajo won’t last there and neither will Tinubu been given the ticket .

Elements of dissension! Agents of discord.

This is one indivisible Nigeria's presidency!

The faces behind this scheme will soon be unmasked.

Flexherbal:
So, this is what politics has turned to, in Nigeria.

Not what it has turned to in Nigeria. This is what it has turned to for PDP.

For the past four years, beginning from the time Buhari took ill, PDP and her merchants of discord have been struggling to sow this seed of distrust between Buhari and Osinbajo in vain. If only they invested half the energy they invest in this fruitless pursuit in projecting candidate Atiku, perhaps the outcome of that election would have been different.

The same trajectory which led to their failure at the polls is that which they are following today, forgetting, or disregarding the battle ahead in Kogi and Bayelsa. Such a pity. The ONLY statement they've been able to make with regards both election was that APC IS PLOTTING TO USE FEDERAL MIGHT IN THE ELECTIONS, blablabla... To them, that is enough strategy for campaign and victory!!

I always say I dont desire to see pdp totally decimated by the ruling party since a political atmosphere without a strong opposition is nothing but a recipe for dictatorship, but PDP doesnt appear to have any plans to change from their gutter brand of opposition.

Nigeria is far greater than PDP and its endless barrage of propaganda and lies. As they failed in the past, so shall they this time as well.

God bless Nigeria.

Where is the God that sent Abacha home?

Please visit our country now as you did then.

omenka:
Not what it has turned to in Nigeria. This is what it had turned to for PDP.

Nigeria is far greater than PDP and its endless barrage of propaganda and lies.

Ain't it funny they are working overtime.
Their pain must be immense

Enough of these cut and join stories.

If there exists a cabal that is truly desirous of removing the VP, they should be bold enough to come out strongly instead of testing waters

Politics in Nigeria is disgusting......
The poor masses are not close to being considered........all about the elites and for the elites.....

There is a saying that when 2 Hyenas are trapped in a place for so long without a prey, they start eating each other.

My advice for Igbos is for them to just stay clear off presidency politics and leave it for the Hausa fulanis and Yorubas to battle it out with each other

Richkid97:
Another fake news from our south yeast Brodas

omenka:
Not what it has turned to in Nigeria. This is what it had turned to for PDP.

Nigeria is far greater than PDP and its endless barrage of propaganda and lies.

Richkid97:
Another fake news from our south yeast Brodas

qwit these zombie rants and wake up.

It always start as rumour....then strong denials...followed small actions ..then main event.

Small small osibanjo don dey use style style comot Buhari presidency...some dey deny am..some no one believe am..some still dey reason am..some Sabi people don already see am finish since 2015... Some dey push am go opposition..
Na so e start with Ambode..some how some how ...osibanjo must Sha fight back..before the final kill..after all na man he be..even Ambode show strnght small..Las Las he position ..collect.

Osibanjo.. Bye bye ..in advance..
Welcome Muslim vice president.. Nigerians will only grumble..vat will be increased..same will bump price..they will be pychologically forced to forget presidency n focused on things more pressing..

After all who osibanjo help.

Captainrambo2:
qwit these zombie rants and wake up.

You don't wake people sleeping on bike.. allow nature to have fun..

Media reported plans to deny Ambode second term...ignoramuses said fake news

Media reported Obaseki and Oshiomhole crisis, fools said fake news.

Anuofia...

Richkid97:
Another fake news from our south yeast Brodas

. You might be quoted later if it’s true. Just becareful.

Captainrambo2:
qwit these zombie rants and wake up.

STFU

pfadom:
Elements of dissension! Agents of discord.

This is one indivisible Nigeria's presidency!

The faces behind this scheme will soon be unmasked.

Which mumu faces are you waiting for? Issa Funtua, kingibe, kyari and one other fool I don't remember his name are the people bent on disgracing the VP and they won't stop till mission is accomplished. And pls buhari is behind them simpu.

VP Osinbajo and Babatunde Fowler are under intensed harassment by the presidency cabal with out Tinubu, Lai Muhammed ranting their mouth yet zombies believe there is no love lost?

See how Kemi Adeosun, Justice Onnoghen , Obono-Obla etc were quickly removed though they're not clean but no corrupt/indicted hausa-fulani folks have ever been removed with such gusto.Unfortunately, the cabals are always smarter that our educated SW brethren.

omenka:
Not what it has turned to in Nigeria. This is what it had turned to for PDP.

Nigeria is far greater than PDP and its endless barrage of propaganda and lies.

You can bury your whole body in the sand if you like, osunbande has not eaten for a week and his family has removed every likely tool for suicide around the ugly academic lying pastor VP.

wallex1983:
Where is the God that sent Abacha home?

Please visit our country now as you did then.

You want the military to take over Abii? I hope you don't imagine osunbande would be allowed to rule if shii happens.

Whoever wrote this trash needs to get his/her head checked. You think its easy to just remove a President or Vice-president like an appointee? Anyway I know the writer of this trash knows its just trash but he also knows that there are a lot of gullible, brain dead children of hate out there ready to swallow it hook, line and sinker.

budaatum:

Ain't it funny they are working overtime.
Their pain must be immense

You have finally come out of your closet as an APC whitewalker

wallex1983:
Where is the God that sent Abacha home?

Please visit our country now as you did then.

He is on his way ..Me Sha know God will free Nigeria from the Dullard

I remembered you foolishly said it is not easy to remove CJN, but you ran away from this forum when Onnoghen resigned. You will still run away again

Eteka1:
Whoever wrote this trash needs to get his/her head checked. You think its easy to just remove a President or Vice-president like an appointee? Anyway I know the writer of this trash knows its just trash but he also knows that there are a lot of gullible, brain dead children of hate out there ready to swallow it hook, line and sinker.

omenka:
Not what it has turned to in Nigeria. This is what it had turned to for PDP.

Nigeria is far greater than PDP and its endless barrage of propaganda and lies.

Says a shameless hypocrite

hisexcellency34:
I remembered you foolishly said it is not easy to remove CJN, but you ran away from this forum when Onnoghen resigned. You will still run away again

Bloody lie, I cannot remember having such a view and saying such. Pls don't try to put words into my mouth.

So because Osinbajo took this small money hell got losed,what about Buhari who have been stealing since 2015,from medical tourism to nepotism.

ChoCho54:
You have finally come out of your closet as an APC whitewalker

Me? Closet? You joking! I'm 4+4 next level to the core until we come up with something better than Atiku.

Seriously though. Who would Biafra put up as Osinbajo's (or whoever's) running mate?

2023 would be megainteresting!

I would have preferred Atiku to Cum....


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