2023: Everything I learned as vice president and acting President has prepared to run for president – Yemi Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said that serving under President Muhammadu Buhari and as acting President has given him the expertise to take over immediately if he is chosen as his successor.

He said when he spoke with delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Oyo State.

Osinbajo promised to put his newfound knowledge to good use in Nigeria.

He said: “On April 11, I declared my intention to run for president of Nigeria. I have served in the federal government of Nigeria for the past seven years

“In those years, I have been involved because the president considered it right. In his own generosity and openness, he gave me every opportunity to serve, including very sensitive international assignments.

“As you know, I also acted as president during a certain period when the president was away on medical vacation. Everything that I learned as vice-president and acting president has prepared me to run and function as president of our country.

“God does not make a mistake; He is deliberate in everything that he does. By giving me all those opportunities to see and understand governance by myself at the highest level, they were not for me to sit down and write my memoirs, they are to come in handy one day.

“I believe that the time has come. I have the responsibility to my country, to all our children and the coming generation to give all that I have learnt to our country and to serve it peacefully, honestly and transparently. One advantage I have is that from day one, I can hit the ground running because I know what it takes.”