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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday night consulted with the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, in preparation for the declaration of his Presidential ambition.
The meeting was held at Professor Osinbajo's official residence, Akinola Aguda House, Presidential Villa, Abuja
The information to the public was that the Vice President was hosting the APC governors to Iftar where he would break fast with then, but impeccable sources at the presidency hinted that, "at the meeting the VP intends to inform the APC governors of his decision to run for President in 2023 under the APC banner.
"Afterwards he would be making a public declaration of his intent to run for the office of the President."
Recall that sources close to the Vice President office had recently hinted that Prof. Osinbajo was set to declare his ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
As at 6:45 pm, sources said that not less than six governors, including the Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufa'i, and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, were already within the premises
Other APC governors seen being driven in before the 7pm scheduled time for the gathering included those of Hope Uzodinma of Imo; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Gboyega Oyetola of Osun.
Although a source had earlier said that Governor Oyetola is in far away Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for the lesser Hajj (Umrah), fueling thoughts that the Osun State governor's car might have conveyed the deputy governor, Benedict Alabi.
The meeting, which seemed exclusive to only the invited governors and some of their aides, did not admit journalists in the premises of the Vice President's residence.
Efforts to get the roll call of the governors who had entered before 6:15 pm were unsuccessful as neither the spokesman of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, nor any of the security personnel at the gates would volunteer information.
There is the speculation that the Vice President may publicly announce his intention to vie for presidency after rounding off his consultations.
A source close to some of the meetings had hinted that about 12 APC governors are working behind the scene for the emergence of Osinbajo.
One of the sources claimed that majority of the governors are from the North with one from the Southwest.
According to the source, Osinbajo was being considered to ensure continuity.
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