Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that he has not stepped down for any presidential aspirant.
Specifically, Osinbajo said he is much in the presidential primary race of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to choose who succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari come May 2023.
He has, therefore, debunked claims that he has stepped down for another aspirant ahead of the presidential primary scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja.
The Professor Yemi Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Council, in a release issued on Sunday by the Chairman of its Media Council, Richard Akinnola, “welcomes our distinguished delegates from across the country to Abuja for our presidential primary”.
According to the release, “As you settle down in Abuja, we implore you to kindly disregard various fake news making the rounds that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stepped down.
“The purveyors of these fake news are afraid of the huge political support base of Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“Please note that no such action is being contemplated. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is the leading aspirant, as attested to by the report of the party’s screening committee. He is ready for the primaries and very sure of his victory.”
