“The 2019 general elections is our own. We are not looking at the 2019 but 2023. If we get it in 2019, Yoruba will get it in 2023. Because if we don’t get it in 2019, we may not get it in 2023 and it may take a very long time to get it. We need to look at tomorrow and not because of today. What we are doing now is for tomorrow and not for today.”
These are the words of advice by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo when he paid a courtesy visit on the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111 in his palace today, Saturday. He was in the palace to pay homage to the monarch along with Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections, Adebayo Adelabu; former Senate leader, Senator Teslim Folarin and Hon. Akeem Adeyemi who represents Atiba/ Afijio/Oyo East/Oyo West in the House of Representatives.
Osinbajo asked Yoruba people and Nigerians to beware of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he said, was in power for 16 years without any tangible achievements, except the institutionalization of corruption.
He advised the people of the southwest and Nigerians, not to return the PDP to power, adding: “now, they are regrouping. These are the people that have ruled for 16 years and they say they want to come back again. They are corrupt. Though, it is still difficult because no man or woman can build a house without a foundation.”
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari has proved to be a man who has zero tolerance for corruption, describing corruption as one of the major problems in Nigeria.
“What I know about Buhari is that he is an honest man. What he says he will do, he will do it.”
Oba Adeyemi had earlier described Osinbajo as a cerebral lawyer who has excelled in his profession.
“He is a good lawyer, the case he instituted on behalf of Lagos state when the federal government withhold the local government allocations in Lagos state during Obasanjo regime, he won the case. And it was Yar’adua that paid the money to Lagos state. The load you are carrying is big, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, you will succeed.”