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  • Nigerian witches warn Osinbajo not to contest for presidency

    Nigerian witches warn Osinbajo not to contest for presidency

    Prof.Yemi Osinbajo has been warned by the White Witches Association of Nigeria, WWAN, not to contest the 2023 presidency.

    WWAN said God did not program Osinbajo to become Nigeria’s President in 2023; hence he would not win if he chooses to contest.

    WWAN spokesperson, and ex-board member of Edo state traditional council, Dr Iboi Okhue said God sent Osinbajo for a purpose and that his assignment would be concluded on the 29th of May,2023.

    Okhue disclosed that Osinbajo would conclude the mission God sent him on May 29, 2023.

    He advised Osinbajo to make a return to the pulpit at RCCG where God has a higher assignment for him than trying to contest for 2023 elections.

    “God sent him to deliver a message to Nigerians. He has done that and he should go back to the church. God will use him in a bigger way other than being a head of state,” Okhue told the Independent.

    Although the Vice President has kept mute over his interest to contest for presidency in 2023,there are strong indications that he would eventually show interest.

    It was recently reported that Osinbajo has indicated interest to contest, but his spokesperson, Laolu Akande has dismissed the report, saying it’s not true at the moment.

     

  • Osinbajo, Jonathan, Obasanjo meet in Abeokuta, details emerge

    Osinbajo, Jonathan, Obasanjo meet in Abeokuta, details emerge

    Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) played host to African leaders in a meeting to find long-lasting solutions to challenges facing democracy on the continent.

    Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan was also in attendance alongside current Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, for the two-day meeting.

    The duo of Osinbajo and Jonathan were received by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who hosted other leaders of the continent.

    The event was put together by the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), an organisation chaired by Obasanjo himself.

    Other prominent figures sighted at the event were former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma and Prof. Abdoulaye Bathily, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and others.

    Journalists were barred from covering the main dialogue as the few who were allowed to cover the opening ceremony were later asked to step out.

    Feelers have it that the the invitation of Osinbajo by Obasanjo to declare the programme open may not be unconnected with his rumoured 2023 presidential ambition.

    Some supporters of the Vice President had mobilised to OOPL venue of the event, carrying banners to declare their support for Osinbajo, especially to plead with him to declare his ambition as early as possible.

    But, Obasanjo approached the people, telling them Osinbajo was not in the Ogun State capital for politics, but for a dialogue on Africa development.

    He asked them to lower their banners, urging them not to turn the premises to a campaign ground.

     

     

     

    While declaring the dialogue open, the African leaders expressed worries that West Africa and indeed Africa are currently going through a perilous storm following political instability in some parts of the continent.

    Speaking on the theme, ‘West Africa: Rising To The Challenges of Consolidating Democratic Governance’, the leaders condemned military take over of democratically elected governments in some African countries, saying democracy in West Africa and indeed Africa requires urgent attention.

    They lamented that, coup d’etat, election fraud and political violence and instability have crippled the growth of Africa, calling on military leaders to desist from truncating democracy in Africa.

  • Edwin Clarke Endorses VP Osinbajo, knocks Tinubu

    Edwin Clarke Endorses VP Osinbajo, knocks Tinubu

    Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Edwin Clark, on Thursday, cautioned Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential aspirant against contesting in 2023.

    Clark said Tinubu should go and rest despite coming from the most sophisticated region of Nigeria.

    Featuring on Arise TV, the elder statesman said he would rather vote for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to become Nigeria’s next President.

    Clark described Osinbajo as an intelligent man who has what it takes to rule Nigeria in 2023.

    According to Clark: “I’m not aware of Jonathan running for presidency. I’m a father to him and he has not informed me about such intentions.

    “The southwest is the most educated and sophisticated people in Nigeria, but Tinubu should go and rest. Other than the Igbos, I would vote for the Vice President; he is an intelligent fellow.

    “How many times have we heard Tinubu talking about the affairs of this nation or criticizing those in power?”

    Tinubu had recently announced his intention to contest for president in 2023.

    The former governor of Lagos State had informed President Muhammadu Buhari that his decision to run for the presidency was a lifelong aspiration.

    Similarly, reports had it that Osinbajo would soon make his intention known.

    However, the Vice President denied such reports.