In a polished video posted to social media, Osinbajo connected his presidential run to the outgoing president Buhari. The pitch attempts to ground Osinbajo’s experience in leading Nigeria through some of “the most difficult times in the history of our nation”.
Osinbajo, in his pitch talks about the ‘listening’ trips he has taken around the country – from oil communities Delta to refugee camps the North East – will be banking on the national exposure he gained in the last seven years as Vice-President.
“I’m convinced beyond doubt that we have the creativity, the courage, the talent and the resources, to be the foremost black nation on earth”, says Osinbajo.
The Tinubu Challenge
With President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure coming to an end, Osinbajo is being primed as a successor who can hit the ground running from day one having been part of the Buhari administration.
A survey by Osinbajo’s
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