Apathy factorBuhari's deputy Yemi Osinbajo points out that following a vigorous contest between two candidates in 2015 with distinct political regional religious career and generational identities the turnout in Lagos the commercial capital had been barely 20%...
His popular running mate and former Lagos Attorney General Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo however is shoring up the ticket here in part because many across the region imagine that the president's health problems might cause him to step down in his second term and make Osinbajo president...
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In the South-West such concerns may give the President a boost: Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo a Lagos man has shown he is ready to take big decisions and is a heartbeat away from the top job...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who is in charge during Buhari's absence promptly sacked Daura and ordered the withdrawal of the security guards...
In the so-called 'grass cutting scandal' discovered by a Nigerian Senate investigation led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Lawal who denies any wrongdoing was said to have diverted funds meant for cutting weeds in refugee camps in the North East a measure to help prevent flooding to companies that Lawal set up...
Indeed it seems Tinubu's last major contribution was picking Yemi Osinbajo for the titular role of Vice-President...
In search of some kind of settlement Buhari has despatched his redoubtable Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to sound out both sides...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo an evangelical pastor attended the meeting...
Although Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo's plans for the Delta set out during Buhari's most recent medical leave earned widespread praise progress seems to be stalled (AC Vol 58 No 10 Bitter pills for the politicians & Vol 58 No 14 Polarisation politics)...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo then confirmed that he had conducted due diligence and signed off on some of the contracts Kachikwu had questioned during Buhari's medical leave...