Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is holding an Iftar dinner with a group of APC Governors at his official residence in the Presidential Villa.
The vice president is speaking with the governors ahead of a planned public declaration on Monday, April 11.
Vice President Osinbajo will be announcing his decision to contest the Presidency in the 2023 elections on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Quest Times can exclusively and authoritatively disclose.
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Osinbajo is also discussing his plans with the governors and continuing the consultations with more governors and other critical stakeholders in the national assembly, among others.
“Being the Chairman of the NEC (National Economic Council) in the last seven years, Osinbajo has had an excellent relationship with governors across party lines, ethnicities and religion,” a source at the Presidential Villa tells Quest Times exclusively.
“Many of the governors are also members or directors of some federal agencies where the VP is Chairman and their relationships in these agencies have also deepened the bonds, producing a robust affair.
“Practically all the governors are very well disposed to Osinbajo and vice versa over the years, as the VP has actually become a champion of the states, even as the Buhari administration has come to the aid of the governors with various financial bailouts and refund of Paris Debt,” the source adds.
Invited for the Iftar dinner were both Muslim and non-Muslim governors, with sufficient representation from all the political zones in the country.
As at press time, majority of the northern governors and others who are muslims, have arrived at the meeting, while others are still being expected.
