Arewa Group have allegedly warned Nigerians and the APC to be wary and careful of the presidential aspiration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as he would be contesting for presidency in a bid to keep enjoying immunity against prosecution.
Though Osinbajo has not publicly declared his intention to run for President, there have been indications that he intends to join the race for the office in 2023.
During a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, the convener of the group, Comrade Musa Attah, alleged that the vice-president mismanaged funds under his control and office.
He alleged that funds for the various intervention programmes: The N-Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, among others were all mismanaged by Vice President causing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to create the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to handle such.
Attah further described Osinbajo’s Presidential ambition as an insult to the sensibilities of Nigerians and a means of escape from prosecution for the corruption allegations against him.
The statement reads, “The leadership of the Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups welcomes you all to this significant press conference, which has become a child of necessity, given the recent clamour for the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to vie for the highest political office in the country.
“As a group representing a vast interest of critical stakeholders in northern Nigeria, and some other parts of the country, we are constrained to lend our voice to an ambition we consider misplaced and against the interest of the generality of Nigerians, in our quest for sustainable growth and development.
“The presidential aspiration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo does not suit the purpose, given his track record in the mismanagement of the various Social Intervention Programmes of the Federal Government hitherto domiciled in his office, before the creation of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
“It is instructive to ask questions about how Vice President Yemi Osinbajo managed the National Social