• Says Nigeria needs Osinbajo to succeed Buhari
• Describes VP as a decent and honorable man both in private and public life
• Osinbajo has a rare gift exactly suited to the fearful times, Adeyeye adds
By Oluwafemi Popoola
Senator Olusola Adeyeye, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has kick-started a political movement called ‘The New Tribe’ to further push for the realization of the undeclared presidential ambition of Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, ahead of the 2023 presidential race.
Senator Adeyeye, representing Osun Central constituency of Osun State in the Senate, unveiled “The New Tribe at a well-attended programmne which held on Saturday at Meena Event Centre, Kano State was attended by a large group of Osinbajo loyalists, political groups and supporters of the Vice President across the six-geo political zones in the country.
Speaking at the event, Senator Adeyeye, a Professor of Biological Sciences, who was the Senate Chief Whip in the 8th National Assembly, described Osinbajo as the man for the moment who providence has prepared for the top job in 2023. He said the country needs a man with strong character, fecund mind and capacity to turn the tide of ugly events rampaging the country
According to him, “Nigeria needs a President with the grasp, depth, fecundity, confidence, grit, and fortitude to see beyond the frightening and seemingly intractable predilections that beset us”
“The moment has chosen for us a man that Providence has prepared for the task. The moment speaks to choosing a man who transcends all tribes, an embodiment of the new Tribe defined not by the cacophony of dialects but the symphony of our common humanity. The moment requires a man who is able to galvanise the ideals and ideas that will unfold the beckoning glory of a new Nigeria.”
The launch of the Vice President Osinbajo’s political Campaign Movement, “The New Tribe” comes less than a week after the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, and informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his decision to contest in the 2023 Presidential election.
His statements read in parts, “Next year, Nigerians will be summoned to make an exceptional judgment worthy of the times. The forces of history enjoin us to search carefully amongst us for a bold, brave and tireless leader with a resolve to take on challenges that may come our way. A leader with a strong vision for our nation’s future, one who has the courage to make unpopular decisions, a leader with the ability to put our times in the perspectives of history. At that supreme moment we have to get it right. I believe we have that leader in Yẹmí Osinbajo who personifies the calm river that runs deep. A decent and honorable man both in his private and public life.”
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“Yemi Osinbajo’s rise to prominence is not a fluke or a national infatuation but the consequence of his remarkable skills — a keen intellect, noble intentions and the wit and grace to express them in ways that have inspired millions across the country. Osinbajo has a rare gift exactly suited to the fearful times — he knows the language of reassurance and hope. Whatever Osinbajo says is carefully considered, whether in private discourse or in public fora, Osinbajo has been the voice of moderation, combining common sense and compassion on issue after issue.
“Our country needs a Statesman who envisions Nigeria as a self-sufficient, self-sustaining, upper middle tier country in the shortest possible time. Such a person must be one with tall dreams and big ideas. That is Osinbajo. Big dreams, beautiful and noble, are the stuffs that propel heroes.
“Yes, Nigeria needs a President with the grasp, depth, fecundity, confidence, grit, and fortitude to see beyond the frightening and seemingly intractable predilections that beset us. This moment has gifted us such a man: his name is Osinbajo.
“I believe that the moment is here. I believe that the new tribe has been prepared for this moment and that you will step up, in different parts of Nigeria, as enablers of this moment.
“It is a new day. It is a new dawn. May history be kind to the new tribe for the foresight in recognising this moment for what it is and rising up for the moment. May history be kind to the people of Nigeria. May history be kind to the chosen man of the moment, Yemi Osinbajo. He is a man who, at any crossroads, can be counted on to lead in the right direction.
“May history be kind to us all, as we make history. May history be kind to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said.
