2023 permutations a distraction, Osinbajo has not declared interest in presidential race – Laolu Akande 

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has distanced himself from a group that is calling on Nigerians to join a volunteer group mobilizing support for him ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

He insisted, in a statesman by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, that his office is not in any way connected to the group or the website that they have set up: supportosinbajo.ng.

The Vice President stressed that what the group is doing is an unnecessary distraction, insisting that 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. “

Full text of the statement reads:

2023 PERMUTATIONS A DISTRACTION, OSINBAJO HAS NOT DECLARED INTEREST IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE

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.

Laolu Akande

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity

Office of the Vice President

17th May 2021