2023 Presidency: Yemi Osibanjo named as President Buhari’s likely successor

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has been mentioned as the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

A group identified as the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation (OGO) described the vice president as the pathway to Nigeria’s future from 2023, The Cable reported.

The national convener of the organisation, Foluso Ojo, in a statement in Abuja, disclosed that the group has set aside August 8 to celebrate Osinbajo.

He said the leadership qualities of the vice-president show that he can succeed Buhari in 2023 and consolidate on what it described as the good initiatives of the current administration.

The organisation said: “We have identified in the vice-president a leader of unimpeachable character; someone who can continue on the good works already started by President Muhammadu Buhari,” Foluso Ojo, the national convener of the group.’’

The OGO argued that Osinbajo has the required competence, character, and passion to move the nation forward, The News reported.

The group explained that the event is meant to convince the vice president to accept to contest for the presidency. According to the convener of the group, the event will hold online and offline in Abuja and states across the federation and in strict adherence to the COVID-19 protocols.