*Believe only official information regarding Osinbajo, 2023, says Presidency
A top source in the Presidency has revealed that the activities of many support groups clamouring for the Vice President to join the 2023 Presidential race is causing “some excitement at the Villa.”
Lately, there have been several groups across the country yearning for the VP to run, including this past weekend when some groups gathered in Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Ondo and Kano calling on Prof. Osinbajo to throw his hat in the ring. Before then similar clamour such as street rallies have been recorded in several other states including Abuja.
These activities and the many calls on the VP to run is being followed even in the Presidential Villa.
According to reliable sources “the calls are a source of buzz, excitement and fascination not only among Nigerians, but inside the Villa too.”
Meanwhile the Presidency has advised Nigerians not to believe many of the reports and claims about the Vice President regarding 2023, except the information comes directly from the Vice President’s office.
The Presidency source said this in reaction to a statement credited to an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, Daniel Bwala, on whether Osinbajo would run for the presidency in 2023. It is believed that Bwala is an associate of the Deputy Senate President and he may have spoken out of turn on Channels TV on Tuesday evening.
Bwala, in the interview had said: “I think I know the wisdom behind why VP Osinbajo is not running.”
Bwala argued that “if someone has helped you and indicated interest, your best bet is to go about supporting him with the hope that he doesn’t get it. He will now throw his weight behind you but you will not challenge him and I think that since the Vice President is not interested, it is important that he comes out and downplay his supporters and support Asiwaju, because if you continue to leave people in limbo, there is going to be a crisis between your supporters and his supporters.”
But the Presidency source that pleaded anonymity responded and said: “As had been earlier noted, any information on the activities and actions of the VP will come from his office, not any other source. It means don’t believe it if it’s not from the office. In due course, any and all concerns would be addressed. For now, VP continues his work supporting Mr President.”
Bwala’s comments are also seen by observers as another attempt to obstruct a 2023 Presidential election interest by the VP in case he wishes to.
