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Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, says presidential hopefuls contesting alongside Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2023 general election will “probably be shivering” because of his credentials.

The monarch spoke on Thursday when Osinbajo visited him in his palace in Benin, the Edo capital.

On April 11, the vice-president declared his interest to contest the presidency.

Speaking on the development, the monarch said he believes Osinbajo is “eminently qualified” for the position.

“We don’t need to over-flog your credentials because they speak for themselves everywhere. I always admire your eloquence when you make your speeches and your responses. They reflect your great professorialism,” the Oba of Benin said.

“Not just because you are a professor, I think it is in your DNA — the way you weave words together and put it across, the points you make and so on and so forth, I’ve always been your admirer as well.

“No doubt, with your credentials since you have come out to run for this great office, I think you are going to give a lot of problems to all the others. There is no gainsaying that they are all probably shivering where they are — and with your calmness, humility, and as my secretary remarked, your great respect for culture and being a true man of God that has the fear of God in his heart.

“If we have politicians that have the fear of God — not just to go there to rip the treasury and oppress people — whether at presidential or gubernatorial level, I’m sure the country will be better for it.

“I wish you well. Like I said, you are eminently qualified for what you are running for.”

On his part, Osinbajo appreciated the monarch for his support and added that his role working alongside President Muhammadu Buhari as the vice-president provided the necessary experience for him to qualify for the presidency.

“I’ve served as the vice-president for the past seven years and a few months and within that period, obviously, I have been exposed to every aspect of government,” he said.

I also at various times acted as president and the President Muhammadu Buhari has been extremely generous and extremely open in ensuring that I participated in all decisions and in all aspects of governance,

“So in many ways, I have acquired what will be required to serve this nation in the highest capacity and to do so, you know, not just in a perfunctory way but to do so in the most profound manner.”

I was received by the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and his dear wife, Dame Judith when I paid them congratulatory visit for his coronation as the Dan Amana of Daura by the Daura Emirate council recently

NoSentiment:
All Tinubu associates who are Christians will ditch him and support Osinbajo. Mark my words. Only one or two will remain to do the job from inside. For far too long Yoruba Muslims from Tinubu to the roadside Mechanic Rahman have been sold the dummy of a false Yoruba unity based on tribe while in truth Muslims are despised, hated and discriminated against. The truth is Yoruba Christians preach tolerance when it benefits them but when all the chips are down they unashamedly recline to their pentecostal cocoons. "Never will the Jews and Christians have accepted you until you follow their way". I pity Tinubu who in his overzealousness deceived himself that the Yoruba is one harmonious tribe devoid any religious differences by surrounding himself and being a benefactor to and prioriting his foes over his muslim brethren in the name of religious tolerance. He will, unfortunately, learn the hard way that when all the chips are down, "that blood is thicker than water". However, we up north will never allow our own brother in faith to be rubbished the way the pentecostal zealots want to. We will teach them what is meant by our brotherhood.

Davash222:
Tinubu just dey laugh like person wey dem cure madness new.

Wallade:
I doubt some information on the infographic design. Is exchange rate of $/naira really N381 in 2021?

CharisEleos:
White people and risking their lives

God made the sea for the whales and land for man, still man will leave his territory and go trespassing the animal boundaries.
Why won't they react and attack them?

This is the second failed whale attack. They are lucky this time. They may not be lucky the next time.

The whales are not smiling.

Tinubuadvocate:
I can swear it with my life that you ipob terrorist pretending to be from north.We that grew up in north known what northern can do.

Avinoam:
This tweet was was sent shortly after the holy ghost service ,wee hours of Saturday morning before Telco operators suspended access to twitter.Lers be guided

Kylekent59:


I just want to be sincere here: when the president of a country ban social media and one of her citizens is found making use of the medium or made use of the banned media. That means the presidential order has been disobeyed.

Before you blast me, let us assume you banned your child from making use of her phone. She when ahead and made use of her friend's phone. Does that mean your child has disobeyed you?

Should I call that a debate? Someone should reason in my direction and let's see if we can justify that.

colestephan86:
To hell with Twitter

Martins9756:
I know you're ibo man the way you speak, in entire south east and Among your so called leaders both past and present, mention one that can beat the track record of Bola Hamed Tinubu, you guys hated him because he brought Buhari to power, northerners don't want him because of fear that he will turn Nigeria to a place where we will all have equal right as a citizen, the bad eggs among the ruling party won't him to be screen out, because they know, he is the only one who can put them where they belong, it's high time we put our selfishness aside and face the reality that Tinubu is the right man for this job, he got the experience, he have the team across the country to pilot the affair of our dear Nation, I pray God should open our eyes now to see the quality of leadership in him.