2023 Presidential election: Osinbajo has not declared interest – Akande

Towards the coming 2023 Presidential election, the Office of the Vice President on Monday disclosed that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has not declared interest to contest for the President position.

The Office in a statement released by the Vice President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, disclaimed a website and WhatsApp group soliciting and organising support for Osinbajo, ahead of the 2023 presidential election, stating that the Vice President was not in any way associated with the social media platforms.

Akande in the statement declared that Osinbajo was centered on working on his capability as the sitting Vice President to tackle all the cogent matters in the nation and worries of Nigerians, which include finding efficient and permanent resolutions to the security difficulties.

It read, “The attention of the Office of the Vice President has been drawn to a website:supportosinbajo.ng that is calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilizing support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

“Details of this website and the solicitation of the group are currently trending on WhatsApp with a suggestion that Prof. Osinbajo has “quietly” declared interest in the 2023 election.

“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.

“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.”