A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, to “show respect and withdraw from the 2023 presidential race”.

Daily Independent earlier reported that after much speculation, Osinbajo finally declared to run for president, ending months of tepid denials.

The VP will be squaring up against APC heavyweights including his political benefactor and former governor of Lagos State Bola Tinubu; Transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi; former governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha; and governors of Kogi and Ebonyi states, Yahaya Bello and Dave Umahi.

“Let me drop it here for history and posterity: If you are one of the people Asiwaju (Tinubu) raised up and you are eyeing the presidency of the federal republic of Nigeria, show respect and withdraw from the race,” Igbokwe wrote on his known Facebook page.

Osinbajo served 8 years as attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Lagos State when Tinubu was the governor between 1999 and 2007. He was nominated as the running mate to Muhammadu Buhari in December 2014, the then-candidate of the APC for the 2015 presidential election.

Osinbajo has since served about seven years as vice president to President Buhari, whom he described as a “true Nigerian patriot”.

AlomoReloaded:
This man is a real Bastard. This is why Nigeria is still like this. Always expecting to compromise for an individual that helped you with something, only to end up destroying a whole nation!!! Thunder fire Igbokwe. Honestly if I can see that man and I have access to a gun, nothing on earth will ever stop me from putting a bullet between the eyes of the fóól!!!!

osinbanjoisaliar:
Gbagoun �, war don start. Dem go start to dey attack osinbajo from now on. This wan na d first shot. Dem use igbo man wen no get sense fire d first shot. D people wen I pity na helinues, Tinubuadvocate and co. Dem dey talk say anyone from southwest wen contest dem go support. Like say na dem get deir mouth. Dem go give una order from Tinubu HQ to attack osinbajo and una must comply. Una no know una work

helinues:
Special assistant on gutters affair better not put mouth into things that would injure him

helinues:


You need to choose a course instead of contradicting yourself all over the threads.

Una too small to stop SW interest.