ENIOLA AKINKUOTU
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday disowned a group known
as Osinbajo Volunteers, which is campaigning for his election as
president in 2019 .
Distancing himself from activities of the group , Osinbajo , through his
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande,
asked Nigerians to disregard the group , adding that he had nothing
to do with them .
“ Please , disregard this website created by faceless people for
mischievous purposes . It has absolutely nothing to do with the Vice
President , ” Akande said via his Twitter handle on Saturday .
The group was canvassing Osinbajo as a presidential candidate in
the 2019 election .
In a veiled reference to a former vice president turned president who
was described as “ clueless , ” the Osinbajo Volunteers noted that
Nigeria now has a “ leader who has a clue what to do and ( how to )
turn Nigeria the beloved to the land of our dreams. ”
The group featured the activities of the vice president on its website ,
while calling on members of the public to volunteer for Osinbajo .
It however noted that it did not receive the endorsement of the vice
president, noting that it had never met him.
“ Note that Osinbajo did not endorse this volunteer group . We have
never met him. We are strong believers in the fact that he is the
right ruler for Nigeria and must create a peoples volunteer base for
him, ” the volunteers stated on their website .
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