By Temidayo Akinsuyi

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Rotimi Fashakin on Sunday said anyone accusing the Vice- President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo of betrayal for coming out to contest the 2023 presidential election should be ignored.

While vouching for Osinbajo’s loyalty and integrity, Fashakin in an interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT, said Osinbajo sought the support and got the blessings of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his former boss during his tenure as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos before announcing his declaration last week Monday.

Since Osinbajo’s declaration that he will contest the 2023 presidential election on the APC platform, some loyalists of Tinubu have described him as Judas who betrayed Jesus Christ while others called him the ‘modern-day Akintola who betrayed Awolowo’ in reference to the 1962 Action Group crisis which was a result of the struggle for power between two political leaders of the Western Region and Action Group (AG), Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola.

However, Fashakin said such conversation shouldn’t be taking place among serious Nigerians as what should be paramount now is electing a leader with the capacity to make the country better and secure for all.
“That conversation has been going on in certain quarters and I don’t think that is something anybody should countenance or advance. I believe, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has gone to Asiwaju himself to seek his blessing and support to contest the 2023 presidential election. That for me ends it all”.

“Having done that, he has decided to throw his hat into the ring bearing in mind also that Asiwaju too is contesting on the same platform. In doing so, he has not denied the leadership of Asiwaju and how he gave him the opportunity to serve as his Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice which was very vital for him and the government of Lagos state. He really proved his mettle and it was because of his pedigree that he was identified in the first place”.

“So, anyone describing him as a betrayer should just be ignored. That shouldn’t be a serious conversation that we should be having at this point in time. What we should be concerned about at this point in time is, who has the capacity and ability to transform Nigeria”.

https://independent.ng/osinbajo-not-a-betrayer-he-got-tinubus-blessing-to-contest-fashakin/

Good to know. Nairaland criers than the bereaved may now take a bow and rest

lies

This sounds incredible. Even if it is true. Osinbajo has proved himself to be 'odale.'

Make the primaries come and go quick.

At least we won’t have all these commentators disturbing us about Osinbajo this, Asiwaju that again.

Osinbajo and Tinubu are not qualified to be my president. SIMPLE!!!!!

Who is then ? I hope you won't say the Pandora kleptomaniac criminal.

Jennyclay:
Osinbajo and Tinubu are not qualified to be my president. SIMPLE!!!!!

West1side:
Who is then ? I hope you won't say the Pandora kleptomaniac criminal.

And So? if he's the one nko? C'mon get Lost!!

[s]

Ultimas:
This sounds incredible. Even if it is true. Osinbajo has proved himself to be 'odale.'

[/s] shut up if you don't have any reasonable thing to say. The only odale is your lord and master theifinubu.
Alatenu je

That mean God will destroy your entire household for wishing the bastard Pandora kleptomaniac criminal Peter Obi as a president of Nigeria.

Jennyclay:
And So? if he's the one nko? C'mon get Lost!!

It might all be a game between Tinubu and Osinbajo who knows.

West1side:
That mean God will destroy your entire household for wishing the bastard Pandora kleptomaniac criminal Peter Obi as a president of Nigeria.

I don't blame you... Nigerians are slaves naturally, Nigerians are used to suffering and smiling, so honestly I don't blame you.

Jobless slaves everywhere!!!!

We go show some people how to play real Politics without being bitter or hating

Yooruba1914:
[s][/s] shut up if you don't have any reasonable thing to say. The only odale is your lord and master theifinubu.
Alatenu je

And which reasonable things ha e you said on this thread?

Tell NL'S about it

Eish

Jennyclay:
I don't blame you... Nigerians are slaves naturally, Nigerians are used to suffering and smiling, so honestly I don't blame you.

Jobless slaves everywhere!!!!

Says a Jamaican

Igbos are the author of such confusion, they want to plant discord and disunity, thinking propaganda can make them produce the next president

Yemi Osibanjo-Odale

May the best man win!

So long we don't stay slave to the Pandora kleptomaniac bastard Peter Obi I am OK.

Jennyclay:
I don't blame you... Nigerians are slaves naturally, Nigerians are used to suffering and smiling, so honestly I don't blame you.

Jobless slaves everywhere!!!!

Osinbajo has every right to contest and it is nothing like betrayal

He is more capable and fit compared to Tinubu and also is not also a bigot like Tinubu and his wife Remi

Both Tinubu and his wife Remi are ethnic bigots and that's why it's like Igbos don't want him to be president

Imagine being marginalised under Buhari For 8 years and government falls under Tinubu again, how miserable life will be for Igbos in Nigeria

What Nigeria needs right now is a unifier that will unite Nigeria from the damage and division Nigeria experienced under Buhari and also revive the economy of Nigeria that Buhari has destroyed

From all the candidates that have indicated interest to run for presidency, Peter Obi still remains the best candidate

Others that are capable again are Amaechi, Osinbajo and maybe Umahi

Ok

Even with all these backwardness! Tinubu? The old man should go and sit down sef!
He presented us a failure for 8 years and that's very much enough.
We don't need him. Its all the same clique.
....osinbanjo has no political base.....
.... PETER OBI is capable for the job....
........ vote wisely.........
......for our students on campuses, APC go use ASUU money campaign for elections, therefore APC no send una ooo. no resumption in sight, indefinitely till further notice.

Omoluwabi ni

My spirit say type Na Yoloba man wey be pastor we nor send am.

Na yoloba mam wey be pastor,we nor send am.

As expected...Wailers

West1side:
So long we don't stay slave to the Pandora kleptomaniac bastard Peter Obi I am OK.

Osinbanjo is still the best man for the job not a 80year old man claiming to be 70

The country will be safe in the hands of a man who hasn't choosen to remarry or have a male child outside because all his wife could bare him was 2 girls...how many Nigeria men can do that??

Strange but in any case Osinbajo is preferable to Tinubu.

Na fans dey always cause whala, Tinubu sef never call osinbajo betrayal, tinubu and osinbajo dey play mind game, osinbajo know him level and Tinubu knows he can't blocked his way, osinbajo is only trying to know his level in Nigeria politics

Jennyclay:
Osinbajo and Tinubu are not qualified to be my president. SIMPLE!!!!!

But one of them will be president !!!

Jennyclay:
And So? if he's the one nko? C'mon get Lost!!

Nice response

GOD BLESS our amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo.

YEMI OSINBANJO.
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.

God bless our amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo.

The man wey sabi....

STARBOY AND ZULUM 2023.

All sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians dey una back gidigba......

STARBOY AND ZULUM we want.

STARBOY AND ZULUM we shall get come 2023.

We have not offended anyone by Supporting Osinbajo, but anyone who takes our decision personal should kindly chill out!

The last thing we will do as Progressives is to engage is a smear campaign or promote any post that can lead to the Character Assassination of Tinubu or any other Contender of the APC Ticket.

We are MANNA, and WE STAND WITH PROFESSOR YEMI OSINBAJO until the party says otherwise.

Thanks.

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God bless our Vice President.
Our incoming President in Jesus name,
Insha Allah.

A better Nigeria all around is all we want.
A better Nigeria all around is what we shall encounter.
Nigeria will succeed.
God bless Nigeria.


Our own @MANNABBGRILLS come 2023 be say :

Our own @[/b] be say : STARBOY & Zulum for 2023.

Osinbajo, The great Man.

Our own @[b] be say : STARBOY and ZULUM all da Way.

Come 2023 BGG,
STARBOY and ZULUM we dey for una.
Whether the evil ones like it or not,
Nigeria will succeed.

We are not actually a card carrying member of any political party in Nigeria.
The only 2 guys we love in Naija politics are our darling Daddy and his amiable Vice.
Now, Zulum has joined the rank.
We only go to the polls on election day to cast our votes for good, honest men that meant well for the nation, no matter the party they are.
And you don't have to be a party member to do that.

But in the past one month, we have noticed how all the top big wigs and non-politicians alike are all joining APC in their various Constituencies, from Governors, to Businesses owners and Entrepreneurs.
We are looking and researching about the good ones among them already.

We sane, good, honest and hardworking Nigerians will do all in our power to make this Combo work.
That is why we all must come together.

Nigeria will be great again in our lifetime

Only fraudsters, criminals, thieves and losers in life don't like him obviously .
The same nuisances that do not like sane, good and honest members here.
Two time losers.

God bless our amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
God bless Nigeria.

Our own @[/b] be say : [b]STARBOY and ZULUM all da Way.

Come 2023 BGG,
STARBOY and ZULUM we dey for una.
Whether the evil ones like it or not,
Nigeria will succeed.

We sane, good, honest and hardworking Nigerians will do all in our power to make this Combo work.
That is why we all must come together.

Nigeria will be great again in our lifetime

PYO : Man of the people.... Sane people we mean.
Sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians.

blackpanda:
Most of the people rooting for osinbajo actually don't like him. They just hate tinubu because he brought buhari to power. The moment osinbajo loses the race, these mofos will return to their normal original wailing

Gbamsolutely! You've said it all.
Those are the same Igbos calling him a mere commissioner and house boy for the last 6 years.
We have been declaring and supporting STARBOY and Zulum for the past 3 years, they never commented or support our posts, but suddenly, since last week Monday that JAGABAN OF AFRICA declared,
They started shouting Osinbajo's name.
Hypocritical mofos and cannibals everywhere.
Wailers are hypocrites, as we've always said here.

They are still waiting for dem Atiku to declare,


God bless our darling STARBOY and JAGABAN The King maker.
We know 100% if not for JAGABAN Bogu, along with the ALMIGHTY GOD's Power,
Our Darling Daddy and our amiable Vice president Prof Yemi Osinbajo wouldn't be where they are since 2015.
Despite the billions that the looting criminals spent.,
They still lost woefully.

Addendum:
Seun Osewa, kindly take note,
Someone here is now creating his own rules and law on this forum,
Hiding our comments and stopping us from commenting, time to time.
Quoting rules that are not among all the 22 rules here,
Just to justify himself against our stand for the truth and peace of the nation.
We adhere to each and every rules on this forum,
But someone is still creating his own law cos we are against terrorists destroying our nation,
Do not allow this forum to be hijacked.
Look into this Seun.