The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Media & Publicity, Laolu Akande has said that a report suggesting that his principal is interested in running for president in 2023, is a distraction.
Akande in a statement on Monday, specifically said Osinabjo had no connection with a website, supportosinbajo.ng, calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilising support for him ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
His statement read, ‘The Office of the Vice President is not in any way connected to this website or the group behind it and considers such an enterprise an unnecessary distraction. Prof. Osinbajo has not declared any interest whatsoever in the 2023 election, but he is rather focused on working in his capacity as Vice President in the current administration to address all the compelling issues in the country and concerns of Nigerians, including finding effective and lasting solutions to the security challenges.
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“Therefore, we ask that people desist from such unhelpful permutations while we all deal together with the challenges confronting us as Nigerians, and resolve them for the benefit of our people, peace and prosperity in the land.”