Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he lost the battle for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, but will “win the war for a new Nigeria”.
In a statement by Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, Osinbajo said the war for the birth of a Nigeria which will be championed by the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will be won.
He said, “We went to the convention, and the results showed us clearly that we lost, but it is only a battle, it is not the war. There are battles ahead, but we will win the war for a new Nigeria. I have no doubt in my mind that we will win that war for a new Nigeria,” he was quoted as saying.
“That is why our movement for a new Nigeria must remain strong and firm. And we will do everything to keep our movement strong and solid.”
According to the vice-president, despite the result of the APC primary, “the dream of a new country remains alive and we will have at the back of our minds, that what you have started in the various movements, coming into one, is the seed that will birth a new nation. You and I know the time has come and we will devote everything to it”.
“I am committed and will remain committed to that dream (of a new Nigeria), for as long as you are willing and recognise that we have not yet written the story of this country, we have not yet completed the story of this country. As a matter of fact, the story has just begun, this movement has just started,” he added.
