A former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has said
that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the best candidate in the All Progressives
Congress for the 2023 presidential election.
The former governor and Chairman Board of Trustees of the
Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation made the remarks on Tuesday at the ongoing
2022 annual lecture of the foundation holding in Kano State.
He said any “riff-raff or moneybags” will not get to the
highest office in the land, even if they offer money in the 2023 election.
“Mr Vice President, do you know you are the best candidate
in your party?” he asked, describing Osinbajo as the only candidate that knows
the country and has the acceptance of everyone across the country regardless of
tribe and religion.
He said they will not allow “riff raffs” to take over power
even if they offer all the money in this world.
“No matter how much money he has, let him bring the money,
we will collect it,” he added.
The Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (Rtd), also praised the
Vice President, promising that Nasarawa State would give him all the necessary
support to enable him to become the next President of the country.
“Mr Vice President, wherever you go, we will follow,” he
added.
He tasked the Federal Government and the nation’s elites to
renew their social contracts with Nigerians to address the lingering security
challenges bedevilling the country.
He said human life in today’s northern Nigeria has been
degraded by kidnapping for ransom, just as he expressed worry that the
situation requires immediate attention.
“The time has come to restore the traditional leaders’ role
as it was during the pre-colonial times to maximise their contributions if we
mean to rescue the situation,” he said.
The monarch added that all States Houses of Assembly must
create a special role by giving legal backing to traditional leadership so that
they could do their best.