The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bola Tinubu, met with the vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at Aso Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
Tinubu had earlier visited President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in the Villa and afterwards stopped over to see Osinbajo.
The APC flag bearer was accompanied on the visit by the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
At the time Tinubu’s visit, Osinbajo was meeting with the former governor of Kano State, Mr. Kabiru Gaya; former minister of defence, Maj. Gen. Dan Ali (retd), and other associates.
Tinubu’s visit followed his emergence as the party’s presidential candidate in the just-concluded special convention of the APC held at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
At the presidential primary, Tinubu got 1,271 votes to defeat a former minister of transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, who polled 316 votes and Osinbajo, who got 235 votes.
Less than 48 hours the win, Osinbajo sent a congratulatory message to Tinubu who is considered his political mentor.
“I congratulate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at our party primaries and his emergence as the presidential candidate and flag bearer of our great party, the APC for the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections.
“To all members of our great party, regardless of who you voted for at the primaries, we must now unite behind our presidential candidate and flag bearer to ensure victory for our party in the 2023 elections,” Tinubu said.
Recall that Tinubu had said during his tour in Abeokuta, Ogun State to woo delegates ahead of the presidential primary that he was instrumental to Osinbajo becoming the vice president.
“He (Buhari) knew all the calculations then favoured us; that was why he wanted me as his vice, but I told him to let us build the party first. And when we finished building the party, after we brought in people from the PDP, Saraki now saw that those from the PDP will not get anything if Buhari, a Muslim, becomes the president and me, also a Muslim, becomes his vice, he won’t get the senate president and the senate president cannot also be a Muslim, that was how they started the campaign of calumny against me
“And I told them that I have a candidate that is a Christian that I can nominate so that the party will not break, that was how I nominated Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. I surrendered my right to him
“I was asked to submit three names: Yemi Cardozo, Wale Edun, and Yemi Osinbajo, but I said that if I submitted three names, it is like opening your door for a thief. They may add the fourth name and choose that one. So, I insisted on only one name. You are hearing this thing from me for the first time.
“It is my time. I’m educated, I’m experienced. I have been serving you for a long time, bring me the presidency, it is my turn,” he said.
