Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s Vice President, said Friday in Anambra that after serving as Vice President for the past seven years with President Muhammadu Buhari, he was convinced that God made it possible for him to better serve Nigerians as the next President.
He also stated that the Buhari regime’s security efforts would be visible in the coming years.
Osinbajo was speaking on Friday in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, while meeting with All Progressives Congress delegates, as part of his ongoing engagements with party delegates and stakeholders across the country.
According to a statement signed on Saturday by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, titled ‘How Buhari administration is fixing Nigeria’s security architecture—Osinbajo,’
Since making his formal announcement on April 11, the Vice President has visited at least ten states, including Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Taraba, Adamawa, Anambra, Enugu, and Lagos.
Responding to delegates’ questions, the Vice President stated that “after serving as Vice President and being exposed to several aspects of governance by President Muhammadu Buhari, I know that God made this possible so that I could serve the people as President.”
He stated that, in addition to implementing socioeconomic measures for the benefit of the Nigerian people and national development, the Buhari administration has taken significant steps to re-engineer the country’s security architecture, with the results expected soon.
“Re-engineering of the security architecture, with the view to be more effective on the ground, we will begin to see the fruits of that, especially with the acquisition of more platforms – mobile platforms, air platforms, and, of course, technology, that will be useful in resolving some of these problems,” he said.
Applauding Governor Soludo for his wealth of experience, the Vice President said, “I’ve sought Prof. Soludo’s advice well before he became one of the members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council. We are looking forward to working with you, and I believe that all will be well with our country and Anambra State.
“Everyone is looking to Anambra State; this is one of the major hubs of industry, especially small businesses; and a place where we expect to see very significant contributions to the national economy.”
The Vice President was greeted at the Anambra International Cargo Airport by the State Governor, Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyeka Ibezim, and other senior state government officials, including Anambra State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Honourable Uche Okafor, and APC stakeholders in the state led by the State Chairman, Sir Basil Ejidike.
In Enugu State, Osinbajo visited the APC’s Southeast Zonal Office, accompanied by the State Chairman, Hon. Ugochukwu Agballa, and other party members.
Following his visits to Anambra and Enugu States, the Vice President traveled to Lagos State to attend the Southwest APC Elders’ meeting with other zone aspirants. Chief Bisi Akande, the first Chairman of the APC, and Chief Segun Osoba, a former Governor of Ogun State, co-convened the meeting.