The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), yesterday in Lagos has put his confidence in God ahead of the primary election of his party, the All Progressives Congress, coming up on Sunday, praying that God would give him victory at the primary.
He said, “I have come home to Lagos to thank God for all He has done and all He is yet to do. I am not here for a campaign or for consultation, I just want to celebrate with my brothers and sisters in Lagos state,
“God will help us on Sunday and we will win. There is no doubt at all, we will win by the grace of God,” stressing further that “We will go on to win the general election for our party, the APC. I know that we will have massive support from all of our delegates.”
The Vice President who was in Lagos to wind up his nationwide consultation among All Progresives Congress’s delegates assured Lagosians of his preparedness to take over from his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to him President Muhammadu Buhari, has prepared him on how to govern a complex country like Nigeria.
He explained, “I’m sure, everyone knows that if you have seven years of experience you will be better than those without experience. The truth is that God has not made a mistake, the reason God has given me opportunity to serve is because a time will come when our country will need new leadership. That time has come.
“So, by the grace of God, I will achieve the aim of bringing about a new Nigeria. We can only achieve it if we back it up with our votes beginning from this Sunday at the primary.”
Speaking to the large crowd including the Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the Vice President explained why he decided to vie for the post of president.
He said, “My decision to run is on account of the fact that first, I desire deeply to serve this country, to serve the people of this country, especially the man on the street, the common man.
“My desire is to serve this country truthfully, very honestly and transparently; to take this country to the best possible place.”
The Vice President’s visit to Lagos completed his visit to the 36 states of the federation and the FCT where he had robust engagement with delegates and stakeholders of the APC who joined state governors, senior party leaders and traditional rulers to receive him in their various states.
Prof. Osinbajo, is expected to be screened this week, along other 21 presidential aspirants of the APC.
The consultation was not only meant to solicit support from delegates, but also to listen to the diverse or peculiar challenges in each region as well as feedback from the electorate.
It also gave the aspirants the opportunity to take views on government policies and the plans put in place by the present administration and for the vice president to fulfill his promises if elected.
Among the key issues raised by delegates was the state of security in the country.
Speaking on tackling insecurity, Prof. Osinbajo said the challenges were that the challenge in the country today was different from what the government met in 2015.
He noted that the number of security personnel policing the country was grossly inadequate considering its size, adding that more personnel and technology needed to be engaged for the country to be properly policed.
However, he assured that with the purchase of sophisticated military weapons, he was confident that the challenge would be dealt with.
He said: “The size of the armed forces is too low for the population of Nigeria, a local government in Niger state, Mashegu has the land mass the size of southeast states and Lagos State with about a 100 policemen that is very inadequate, so, to police the country properly, we need more hands in the police and the armed forces.
“We also need our own local ammunition manufacturing company, we have started that at DICON, but we need to expand its capacity to produce more ammunition.
“We also need weapon and defence system manufacturing outfits locally. Presently, we depend on the western country for weaponry and the system is very complex. For instance, we pay for Tucano fighter jets and it takes over four years to get the jets into the country.”
The vice president who allayed the fears of party members on inadequate compensation said one of the reasons for the engagement was to hear directly from the people to understand their pains or grievances, as he advised that party members must be involved in the process so that they could be identified.
“After every session, I will take a picture with every one of you so that you can hold me to my words tomorrow if I become the president. You can use this to remind me of my promise,” Prof. Osinbajo had assured the delegates across the 36 states and the FCT during his tour.
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