Owing to the lavish praises heaped on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo by the Emir of Daura, Dr Umar Umar, on Saturday after the turbaning of the President’s son, Yusuf Buhari, members of the Progressive Consolidation Group have said that the gesture has reinforced their commitment towards actualising an Osinbajo Presidency in 2023.
This is according to a statement signed on Sunday by the Spokesperson of the pro-Osinbajo PCG, Emmanuel Pippa, titled ‘2023: Emir of Daura has proved us right on choice of Osinbajo, says group.’
According to the PCG which became the first of such intra-party pressure groups to be officially recognised by the All Progressives Congress, the warm reception given to Osinbajo by the masses and royalty speaks volumes about what people with good foresight should expect in 2023.
“The revered royal father’s objective and very positive comments extolling the positive attributes of the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo further reinforces convictions about the fatherly wisdom of the Emir of Daura and the genuine leadership qualities of Professor Osinbajo.
“It was a crucial meeting between clarity of vision and clarity of perception and fortunately, members of the PCG which is the mobilisation arm of The Progressive Project were on hand to join the entire people of Daura Emirate in witnessing not only an installation but also an unfolding of future events,” Pippa stated.
The PCG noted that “the Emir who was not given to frivolity unequivocally acknowledged that he (Osinbajo) ‘is a very good man, He is my favourite person’.”
“‘The warm and enthusiastic reception granted the Vice President by ordinary citizens as well as the Emir of Daura’s affirmation that ‘he is a nobleman who keeps his promises and a trustworthy person who has so much patience and knows what to do at any given time,’ clearly differentiates Osinbajo from other aspirants to the nation’s top position.
“Knowing that Professor Osinbajo has been a very loyal and trustworthy Vice President and understanding that he is a man of great intellectual capacity further reinforces the hopes of Nigeria’s true Progressives who look forward to a consolidation of gains made under President Muhammadu Buhari as well as a decisive march towards national greatness, unity and development.”
According to the PCG, the Emir of Daura is too frank and candid to refer to just anyone as his favourite person and as someone who keeps promises; the leadership qualities of Osinbajo is perceptible to the highly-placed and millions of ordinary citizens whose votes will decide the outcome of 2023 presidential elections.
According to the PCG spokesman, members of the group who joined multitudes of others to welcome the Vice President to Daura include the PCG’s National Chairman, Dr Ali Kurfi, chairman of Katsina State chapter of PCG, Abu Gafai, its Secretary, Abdullahi Marusa, Treasurer, Abu Huraira, PCG’s Woman Leader, Rukkaya Daura and its Financial Secretary, Sani Shu’aibu.
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