Supporters of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, under the aegis of the Asiwaju Women Cooperative Society of Nigeria (ACWS) have described his political godson, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as ‘Judas in the Bible’ who is bound to fail following his presidential declaration.
After weeks of speculations and denies, Prof Osinbajo, on Monday declared his intention to run for office of the president in 2023.
He promised to complete the works started by his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari.
Osinbajo said he would focus on creating a tech economy, lifting 100 million out of poverty and security, creating harmonious coexistence among the various ethnic groups and improving the economy.
Reacting to Osinbajo’s presidential declaration which has caused unease in the camp of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the AWSC national president, Mrs. Toyin Badmus, in a Facebook post, described Osinbajo’s declaration as the “reenactment of Awolowo vs Akintola in the old western Region,” adding “The traitor always loses…. Yemi is the traitor.”
Badmus, who is a businesswoman, politician, and the Iyaloja of FCT (head of traders), called on the latest APC aspirant to note that, “I hope you’re not relying on ASIWAJU structure. Even your people in Ikenne don’t want you.”
In another lengthy post captioned by Toyin Badmus as:
*CAN YOU DESTROY THIS ARGUMENT?*My Take on Osinbajo’s Declaration
Badmus said,
1. Osinbajo’s declaration speech was watery and baseless. First of all, how could he say he is running to “complete the task” that Buhari started? Buhari started extreme poverty and overwhelming insecurity for Nigeria. Under Buhari, our country’s debt has grown from ₦12 trillion in 2015, to almost ₦50 trillion this year (if the new ₦6 trillion loan requests are granted. If Osinbajo is running to “complete” that, then he is running to completely destroy what is left of Nigeria!
2. Osinbajo said he is running to “provide jobs for millions”. Those were his exact words. The fellow has been in charge of Nigeria’s economy for the last seven years, according to Buhari, who boasted that Osinbajo heads his economic management team . Yet, Nigerians have lost jobs created by other administrations. His job record is FAILURE! Nigeria has less jobs now, than in 2015, and our unemployment rate has increased from 12% in 2015, to 33% according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
3. Osinbajo said he wants to “birth the expectations of greatness” for Nigeria. Under his leadership of Buhari’s economic management team, Nigeria became the world headquarters for extreme poverty. We do not need Osinbajo’s type of ‘expectation’!
4. Osinbajo in his declaration speech said he “remained focused on securing the country”. That is an insult to the intelligence of Nigerians. Under Osinbajo and Buhari, Nigeria became the 3rd most insecure nation on Earth. Only Iraq and Afghanistan are worse than us. We just witnessed a train bombing and the abduction of over a hundred Nigerians who are still with terrorists. Over 700 of our soldiers have been killed in the last 18 months. If that is what Osinbajo’s focus produces, then we don’t need it!
5. For years, Osinbajo has been posing as an intellectual. So, at the very least, we expected his declaration speech to be filled with his achievements in office. But it was instead filled with promises. Empty promises. Because he and Buhari have no achievements to show for their wasted seven years!
6. Osinbajo fooled us with his empty promises in 2015. Now, he is making new promises. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Don’t forget how he was doing Trader Moni during the last elections. Did he not abandon it after he and Buhari rigged themselves to a second term?
7. In summary, Osinbajo’s declaration speech was as short as him, because he has no achievements, no plans, no priorities. The only thing he has are promises. And let us not forget that this was the same man who promised to create 3 million jobs annually. The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. And Osinbajo’s past betrays him as an echo of Buhari’s cluelessness!
Read also:
Full Text of Osinbajo’s Speech at Presidential Declaration (video)
Tinubu’s Supporters Tag Osinbajo as ‘Judas in the Bible’ Bound to Fail