Reports have emerged that close allies of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are mounting pressure on him to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Osinbajo came third in the presidential primary election of the APC on the 8th of June, losing the ticket to his political godfather, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Sources in Vanguard confirm the active moves to convince the former Attorney General of Lagos State to return to the 2023 presidential race.
The sources state that the possibility of an Osinbajo/Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ticket on the platform of the NNPP has been considered.
However, some other aides of the Vice President say that the talks of a move to the NNPP are mere speculations.
Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of NNPP, is also in talks with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over a political alliance.
“One of the factors driving the push for an Osinbajo/Kwankwaso ticket is the need to give vent to what is clearly a nationwide yearning for a different kind of political leadership, something that the VP has come to represent to Nigerians,” one of the sources told Vanguard.
“On the other hand, Kwankwaso is known to be an accomplished grassroots politician in the North-West who can easily complement the VP.”
News also say that moves to draft Osinbajo back into the race are being pushed by his associates and some influential northern politicians.