hisexcellency34:
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/

ChoCho54:
You want the military to take over Abii? I hope you don't imagine osunbande would be allowed to rule if shii happens.

PHIPEX:
Ambode experience has thought me that anything is possible. All they need is for Tinubu to make a statement against Osinbajo and his warriors here will switch camp. They will tell us how corrupt Osinbajo has been since last decade.

Deputy1111:
Fake news everywhere, who is replacing who? Osinbajo is the right man for 2023.

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.

For the past four years, beginning from 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!!

I always say I dont desire to see pdp totally decimated by the ruling party since a political atmosphere without 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.

Richkid97:
Another fake news from our south yeast Brodas

hisexcellency34:
Media reported plans to deny Ambode second term...ignoramuses said fake news

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

Anuofia...

henryhemon:


Nothing will happen once the news spread they can't do anything.