I owe nobody an allegiance except the oath i took, VP Osibanjo says

 

Vice president and 2023 Presidential aspirant  Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said that he owes no single individual any allegiance asides the oath he swore to Nigerians when he came into office in 2015.

 

Osinbajo said this on Tuesday April 26, during his political consultations in Ogun state.

 

The VP was reacting to reports going round


that his decision to run for President was a betrayal of his former principal and erstwhile political godfather, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who had also declared his presidential aspiration ahead of 2023.

 

Speaking to his supporters in Ogun, Osinbajo said

 

”After all, I have learnt if called upon to serve the nation, should I say No? I have decided that I will run for the office. I have sworn an oath to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It is an oath to our people; our children and the future of Nigeria. I owe nobody