APC senator finally reveals who VP Osinbajo is backing for 2023 presidency

Senator Kabiru Gaya says the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are "working together".

The Kano senator said Tinubu, after emerging as the ruling party's presidential candidate, visited Osinbajo in his house and asked for his support, Daily Trust reported.

Legit.ng gathers that Senator Gaya added that contrary to reports making the rounds, the vice president was not sidelined in the formation of the APC presidential campaign team.

“I am a member of Tinubu campaign team, so the issue of sidelining anyone does not arise. Even the president has said he wants Osinbajo to be with him in running the affairs of the country to ensure seamless handover.

“There is nothing like Osinbajo is sidelined because after the primaries, we were in Osinbajo’s house when Tinubu came and said he needed our support. We had over two hours’ discussion. They are working together. Politics should not divide us," Gaya, who served as the Director-General of the support groups of Osinbajo during the primaries, said.

Gaya who spoke to newsmen in Kano reiterated that Osinbajo remained committed to the presidential ambition of the APC candidate, Tinubu.

He expressed optimism the APC would sweep the votes in all the electoral positions in Kano state, predicting that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) would come second while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would come third.

According to the senator, APC is not worried by the growing strength of the NNPP.