Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has formally informed President Muhammadu Buhari that he will run for president in 2023.
This is according to an exclusive report by Daily Trust. The newspaper said its information came from credible sources.
According to Daily Trust, the sources said Osinbajo told Buhari of “his desire to take over from him at the expiration of his tenure in 2023 to consolidate the achievements they recorded since they took over from the opposition PDP in 2015”.
Daily Trust quoted one of the sources as saying: “Certainly, VP Osinbajo has told the president that he wants to succeed him”.
The source said, “The vice president had first consulted some prominent Nigerians who encouraged him to vie for the presidency and they also encouraged him to tell the president himself.
“Buhari smiled in his usual characteristic manner…he listened to the VP carefully and while responding, he gave him the green light and wished him well without giving him any commitment or assurance of supporting him ahead of other contenders.
“He blessed the intention just the way he blessed Tinubu when he visited him in the Villa and unveiled his plan to vie for the presidency.
“And I think the president is being careful. Remember what he said while granting an interview to a national television.”
