Oba of Benin praises Osinbajo, believes he is competent

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, made it known on Thursday when Osinbajo visited him in his palace in Benin, as part of consultations for the VP’s 2023 presidential ambition that the credentials of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo speak for themselves.

The monarch  expressed his gratitude to Osinbajo for the visit to his palace. He revealed that he was supposed to be in Abuja for some official engagement but had to stay back to receive the Vice President.

Oba of Benin said, “We got a letter from your office just the day before yesterday (Tuesday) that the Vice President is coming. We had to put the trip on hold.

“We have heard the reasons why you are here. We don’t need to overflog your credentials, they speak for themselves.

“Because of your credentials, humility, calmness, there is no gainsaying that your contestants are shivering where they are.”

Yomi Osinbajo is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice President of Nigeria since 2015. A member of the All Progressives Congress, he previously served as Attorney General of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and holds the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In April 2022, he announced his intention to run for the APC nomination for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election.

Other aspirants include former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha; former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu; amongst others.

The APC presidential primary to decide the party’s flagbearer is scheduled to hold at the end of May 2022.