*Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has shown leadership qualities, honesty, hard work and loyalty, say Speakers of Katsina, Niger Houses of Assembly

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Vice-President (Prof.) Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said consultations with the people is critical in governance and important for national development, especially in a country as diverse and complex as Nigeria.

Mr. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President, stated Prof. Osinbajo said this while speaking at his official residence during a dinner with Speakers and Deputy Speakers of a number of State Houses of Assembly evening Sunday, May 8, 2022, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, FCT.

The Vice-President stated that “government by partnership is so important.

鈥淭hat is the kind of relationship that I think makes governance easier. The only way to make a complex country like this work is by consultations. There is no other way.鈥�

Akande also noted the Vice-President said that he would apply this partnership model in governance if he is nominated by the All Progressives Congress as its presidential flagbearer, and eventually, he is elected as the President of Nigeria.

Osinbajo also restated the value of his experience to lead Nigeria as President in 2023.

The presidential aide quoted the Vice-President as saying “in terms of training on the job, I think I am quite well trained. So, I believe very strongly that, although there are other contestants who are also very capable and competent, I believe that just in terms of readiness, I think that if there is anyone who is prepared for that, I am certainly that person.鈥�

Osinbajo declared: 鈥淪o, if by the grace of God, I am nominated by the party and the electorate, I think that God helping us, we will be able to do much in office. And one of the very important things for me is what I would describe as a partnership.鈥�

While interacting with the visiting speakers and their deputies from across the country, the he also recalled his tour of the Niger Delta in 2017, on behalf of the President, which birthed the administration鈥檚 Niger Delta New Vision, and restored peace and stability, among other significant development gains in the region, Akande noted.

According to the Vice-President, 鈥減eople want to be engaged, they want to be spoken to, they want to hear what government is doing, they want you to hear what their opinions are.

鈥淭hat engagement taught me something very crucial, the most important thing of all in this country, is for us to be able to sit down and talk on any issue. People want to be able to express their views, and they want to be heard/helped, and we must create the time to hear them to understand their views.

“Whatever policy that is, engagement is always the best approach, I think that has succeeded in so many instances. I am confident that the partnership model is one that will always work.鈥�

Osinbajo as well highlighted the partnership relationship between the Presidency and the 36 State Governors despite party differences, and how it led to President Muhammadu Buhari鈥檚 approving bailout to states to pay workers鈥� salaries, budget support facilities, Paris Debt refunds among other packages from the Federal Government in the past years.

鈥淭he reason why we were able to, from day one, without discriminating along party lines, why we were able to ensure that all sides of this outstanding salaries were paid as soon as we got into office was just because we had established that (partnership) from day one. 鈥淪o, the governors were able to come to us to say there is a problem here, how do we solve it?

鈥淭he special packages that we put together for the States were on the basis of a partnership, we all worked together to ensure that there is success all round.

鈥淚 think that the governors would testify that that partnership model is a model that has worked,鈥� stated the Vice-President.

Similarly, Prof. Osinbajo noted that this partnership has also helped in the cordial working relationships with all the States Governors under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) which the he chairs.

In their remarks at the forum, the Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly commended the Vice-President for his efforts in the Buhari administration and in the general development of the country, while many of them endorsed his aspiration to become president in 2023.

鈥榃e appreciate your capacity, intelligence鈥�

Pledging his support for the Nigerian Vice-President, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Wuse, 聽Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, noted Osinbajo has the best of the capacity to lead the West African country as from 2023.

Wuse stated: 鈥淔ew people have the intellectual capacity, the capabilities that you are exhibiting as the Vice-President of this country. We look forward to a situation where you will be the President. I believe that you will do more if given the opportunity to be president of this country.鈥�

Likewise, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, noted that Nigerians everywhere appreciated the Vice-President whom the lawmaker said had shown total capacity in leadership in Nigeria.

According to Oluomo, the country will experience transformation if the Vice-President is elected the President 2023.

鈥淗is coming will accelerate a lot of development in this country; also he will hit the ground running,鈥� said the Ogun State House Speaker.

In his remarks at the dinner, Rt. Hon. Tasiu Musa-Maigari, Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, applauded the Vice-President for what the legislator described as his 鈥済ood qualities of leadership, honesty, hard work and loyalty.鈥�

The Vice-President would make a very good President, said Musa-Maigari.

In a similar vein, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, said 鈥渨e appreciate your capacity and intelligence. And we are thankful that we have somebody like Mr. Vice-President in this country.

鈥淲e don鈥檛 need to be reminded that even Mr. President trusts you so much, and trusts your capacity.

鈥淵ou love this country, and we are sure by the time Mr. Vice President takes over from President Muhammadu Buhari, you will start where he ends.鈥�

The Nasarawa House Speaker also stated: 鈥淏y the special grace of God, the Vice-President will take over the ticket of the APC. We are going to line up behind you.

“If truly, we want this country to prosper, this is the time to rally round Mr. Vice-President.

“It is not about religion; it is about capacity. We are sure of your capacity and we are sure you are going to take us to the next level.鈥�

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