Although vice president Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has not officially declared intention to contest the 2023 presidential election, indications have emerged that he has informed his boss, President Muhammad Buhari of the project.
According to report by Daily Trust, sources who are in the position to know, Osinbajo also got the go ahead from Buhari to pursue his ambition.
“Certainly, VP Osinbajo has told the president that he wants to succeed him,” the paper quoted a sources.
He 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.
“They told him not to allow a third party to tell the president so that the ambition will not be misconstrued,” the source added.
“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,” the source said.