Tag: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Four coup d’etat in ECOWAS, a dangerous trend – Vice-President Osinbajo  

Aminu Imam

Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), must take pro-active steps to prevent coups d’etat in the sub-region, and even on the continent, because the unconstitutional seizure of power in any shape or form is simply unacceptable and has no place in the 21st century. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Laolu Akande, Prof. Osinbajo stated this while representing President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS member-states on the…

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2023 presidency: Group lobbies APC governors, Senate President for Osinbajo to replace Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Progressives Consolidation Group, a unit within the ruling APC, has urged the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and some State Governors to back Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to emerge as the Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections. In a letter, titled: “APC And The Future of Nigeria: Why We Must Get It Right And Consider The Osinbajo Option In 2023”, which was signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed; Secretary, Ezekiel Akinborode and Publicity Secretary, Dr. Eberechukwu Eli Dibia, the group argued that Osinbajo, a second-term vice-president…

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2023 Presidency: Group lobbies APC governors, Senate President for Osinbajo to replace Buhari

Aminu Imam

The Progressives Consolidation Group, a unit within the ruling APC, has urged the Senate President Ahmed Lawan, and some State Governors to back Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to emerge the Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections. In a letter, titled: “APC And The Future of Nigeria: Why We Must Get It Right And Consider The Osinbajo Option In 2023”, which was signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed; Secretary, Ezekiel Akinborode and Publicity Secretary, Dr. Eberechukwu Eli Dibia, the group argued that Osinbajo, a second-term vice-president from…

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‘Osinbajo, pathway to Nigeria’s future from 2023’ – Group

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has demonstrated competence and demonstrated attributes of fairness, accommodation, tolerance and respect for the rule of law to be able to carry everyone along as critical stakeholders in Nigeria’s future from 2023, a group, Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation, OGO, has declared. The OGO, which stated this in an issued statement, announced that the second edition of ‘Osinbajo Day’- a day set aside by the group to celebrate the Vice President – will hold today, Sunday. According to the National Convener of the group, Mr. Foluso Ojo, (FOSH), in…

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“I didn’t ignore Osinbajo’s directives on APC ward congresses” – Malami

Aminu Imam

The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has denied reports that he ignored presidential directives on the ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It was reported that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in a meeting convened in his office to deliberate on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Ondo governorship election with all the lawyers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet had agreed that the congresses, which was held last Saturday should be suspended. However, Malami rejected the submission of other…

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Medical trip: Presidency says Yemi Osinbajo can act as president after 21 days

Aminu Imam

The Presidency has explained the circumstances under which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would act as president following President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the UK. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina,  while disclosing the role the VP will play while Buhari is away in the UK during an interview on a television programme, said the Constitution empowers Yemi Osinbajo to act as president if Buhari is not back to the country within 21 days. The aide also dismissed the suggestion that Buhari’s trip abroad has created a power…

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Electricity: Consumers to pay more as FG sets to end N30bn monthly subsidy

Aminu Imam

Electricity consumers may have to contend with higher charges following the Federal Government’s decision to end most of its subsidy payments in the electricity sector come next year, 2022. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo gave the hint while speaking yesterday, during the opening of the 14th Nigerian Association for Energy Economics/IAEE conference, with the theme: ‘Strategic responses of the energy sector to Covid-19 impacts on African economies‘, in Abuja. The government monthly subsidy for electricity is estimated at N30 billion. According to the Vice President, who was represented by the Special Assistant to the…

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Presidency, UNICEF to inaugurate expanded schemes for Nigerian youths

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency will inaugurate an intervention effort for young Nigerians. Named ‘Generation Unlimited’, (GenU), the collaboration between the Federal Government and UNICEF will be inaugurated on July 26. It is aimed at urgently supporting expanded education, training and employment opportunities for young people aged 10 years to 24 years on an unprecedented scale. The collaboration is a global multi-sector partnership that was initially launched in September 2018, in collaboration with over 200 partners. It has reached, to date, more than 100 million…

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2023 Presidency: Osinbajo, the ‘ace’ up Tibubu’s sleeve

Aminu Imam

By Aminu Imam As the race towards the 2023 general election begins to rev up, the process of bringing on board fresh heads for the much-coveted number one position, the Presidency, is in full throttle and politicking for who succeeds the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, who has less than two years remaining in office, has begun in earnest. With gladiators, interest groups and stakeholders clamouring and canvassing for who and what they deem is the way forward for the country given the current challenges, however, the unabashed interest of the…

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Vice-President Osinbajo test-drives Nigeria’s first locally assembled electric car

Aminu Imam

Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday test drove the country’s first locally-assembled electric car, Hyundai Kona, in Abuja. The Vice-President test drove the car during an exhibition tour of Made-in-Nigeria products at the opening ceremony of a 5-day ‘Nigeria@60 Expo‘, being held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. At the event, which is organised by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Nigeria@60, in collaboration with Business Visa and Training Co Ltd, Osinbajo expressed excitement at the innovation and said he was hopeful of a bright future for Nigeria. This is coming after the…

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