Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s Presidential Campaign Council says he has not stepped down from the 2023 presidential race.
This is coming on the heels of recent media reports claiming that Southwest aspirants met on Saturday in Abuja to take a decision on a consensus candidate for the region.
But Chairman, PYO Media Council, Richard Akinola, in a statement addressed to party delegates, said news of Osinbajo stepping down is fake.
According to the statement, “We implore you to kindly disregard various fake news making the rounds that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stepped down.
“The purveyors of this fake news are afraid of the huge political support base of Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
“Please, note that no such action is being contemplated. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is the leading aspirant, as attested to by the report of the party’s screening committee. He is ready for the primaries and very sure of his victory.”