The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has said he remains committed to his movement and winning the war for a new Nigeria despite his unsuccessful presidential bid during the recently concluded presidential primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Osinbajo who addressed his supporters in Abuja at the campaign office of The Progressive Project (TPP), a coalition of support groups that backed the Vice President for the presidency, said despite losing the battle during the special national convention, he is committed to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to achieve the Nigeria of his dream.
The New Diplomat had reported how Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to clinch the presidential ticket of the APC. He defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, VP Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, among others.
Speaking after the outcome of the election, Osinbajo said despite the fact that a winner has been adjudged, he will support the flagbearer of the party to achieve the dream of the great future.
The VP also, in a statement signed by his media assistant, Laolu Akande, stated that he will support Tinubu to emerge in the 2023 General elections.
In his words, “This movement is a movement within a party also, we are not doing something that has not been heard of before. What is new is that we have a firm belief that a new Nigeria is possible and it is possible through us who are here.
“We went to the convention, and the results showed us clearly that we lost, but it is only a battle, it is not a war. There are battles ahead, but we will win the war for a new Nigeria. I have no doubt in my mind that we will win that war for a new Nigeria.
“That is why our movement for a new Nigeria must remain strong and firm. And we will do everything to keep our movement strong and solid.”
“The dream of a new country remains alive and well… We will have at the back of our minds, that what you have started in the various movements, coming into one, is the seed that will birth a new nation. You and I know the time has come and we will devote everything to it.
“I am committed and will remain committed to that dream (of a new Nigeria), for as long as you are willing and recognize that we have not yet written the story of this country, we have not yet completed the story of this country. As a matter of fact, the story has just begun, this movement has just started.
“In that letter, I said to him that the dream of this country, the dream of a new country remains alive and well. And I want you to know in your hearts that we are democrats when we participate in a contest and the results are announced.
“No matter what those results may be, we abide by them because there is only one process for democrats, whether that process is good or bad, there is only one, and we have gone through that process.
“And in that process, a winner has been adjudged, but that does not kill the dream of the great future. We will support our party; we will support the flagbearer of our party because we know that the other side is not even worth considering. So, we will support the flagbearer of our party, we will do everything we can.”
