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(T0P ST0RY) 2023 Presidency: Osinbajo Finally Replies Those Calling Him A Betrayer

Afnews Editor

Apr 27, 2022

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said he served all his principals with utmost loyalty during their difficult moments.

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Recall that Osinbajo was the Attorney General of Lagos State when Bola Tinubu was the governor, from 1999 to 2007.

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Presently, he is the second-in-command to President Muhammadu Buhari, who chose him as his running mate in 2015 and 2019.

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As the 2023 presidential election draws closer, Osinbajo has declared his interest to take over from his principal, Buhari.

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But, his ambition seems to be clashing with that of his former principal, Tinubu, who is also interested in the presidency, calling it a lifelong ambition.

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Many have since tagged Osinbajo a betrayer, saying he ought not to jostle for the presidency when he was aware Tinubu is also eyeing the office.

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However, Osinbajo has subtly replied those describing him as a betrayer, revealing that he has never betrayed any of those he served.

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According to him, he stood with all his principals when their jobs and lives were being threatened.

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In some cases, the Vice President said he was the only one standing when others have left those principals.

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Speaking in Ogun State on Tuesday, Osinbajo said: "There is no one out of those I've served under (that I did not stand within their difficult times). I want to say that every one of those people I have served was in their most difficult moments. I am not talking about when everything is doing well, but in their most difficult moments; moments even when their jobs were threatened and sometimes even when their lives were threatened, I was always with them.

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"Sometimes, I was the only one standing with them, I cannot go into details for confidentiality reasons, but that is the truth. Not one of them can in truth say I have not stood with them in their most difficult moments.ÔÇØ

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He added that his allegiance is to Nigeria and not to any individual.

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Meanwhile, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has finally picked Osinbajo as his preferred aspirant, saying he supported him during the 2019 governorship election.

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