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Nigeria 2023: Will Osinbajo support Tinubu for President?

By Eniola Akinkuotu

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Posted on December 9, 2022 11:51

Since emerging as Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), many allies of Bola Tinubu have joined him on the campaign trail. However, his protégé, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has not publicly supported him. Could things change in the coming days?

The June presidential primary of the APC was expected to be a very tight race. On the ballot were the Vice-President, the Senate President, five serving governors, five ex-governors, an ex-minister, an-ex senate president, a former speaker and a host of others.

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