BREAKING: Osinbajo Joins Presidential Race, To Fight Tinubu For Ticket(Video)

The vice president of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday has officially joined the 2023 presidential race.

Ending the long term speculations about running for presidency, Osinbajo in a video obtained by DAILY GIST on Monday confirmed that he want to succeed President Buhari in 2023.

With his formal declaration, Osinbajo will be fighting the national leader of All progressive congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, widely believed to be his political godfather for the presidential ticket.

In his speech, Osinbajo stated that the expertise he had gained will be used to improve the lives of all Nigerians.

READ FULL SPEECH BELOW:

In the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari. We have, together, worked through some of the most difficult times in the history of our Nation, but we have remained focused on securing the country, providing infrastructure and growing our economy. As stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution, our tenure will end next year.

In this period of seven years, I have served the government in several capacities, and have, at the direction of Mr. President, represented our country in sensitive high level international engagements. I have been to practically all local governments in Nigeria. I have been in markets, factories, schools, and farms.

I have been in agricultural, mining and oil producing communities; in the Delta, in Kebbi, Enugu, Borno; Rivers, Plateau and Ondo; & in all other States of the federation, listening to the diverse experiences and yearnings of our people.

I have visited our gallant troops in the North East and our brothers and sisters in the IDP camps.

I have felt the pain and anguish of victims in violent conflicts, terrorist attacks, flooding, fire and other disasters. I have been in the homes of many ordinary Nigerians in various parts of the country. I have sat with our techprenuers in Lagos Edo, and Kaduna, with our Nollywood and Kannywood actors; with our musicians, from Lagos, Onitsha, and Kano.

I stood where they stood and sat where they sat. I know their hopes, aspirations and fears; and I believe that in those hopes and aspirations are the seeds for the great Nigeria that we all desire.

I believe that the very reason why the Almighty God gave me these experiences, these insights, and these opportunities, is that they must be put to the use of our country and it’s great peoples.

Which is why I am today, with utmost humility, formally declaring my intention to run for the office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the platform of our great party, the All Progressives Congress.

If by the grace of God and the will of the people, I am given the opportunity, then I believe that first, we must complete what we have started, radically transforming our security and intelligence architecture;

*Completing the reform of our justice system focusing on adequate remuneration and welfare of judicial personnel, ensuring justice for all and the observance of rule of law,

*rapidly advancing our infrastructure development, especially power, roads, railways and broadband connectivity;

*providing an excellent environment for businesses to thrive;

*Taking the agriculture revolution to the next level especially mechanization and developing the farm to table value chain;

*making sure that the government, its agencies and regulators serve the business community;

*creating a tech economy that will provide jobs for millions;

*enhancing our Social Investment Programme to a full scale social welfare scheme;

*completing the promise of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty within this decade;

*completing the task of ensuring that all Nigerians, male and female, attend school;

*reforming our educational system for relevance to the challenges of this century;