The presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday evening paid an unscheduled visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the latter’s Aguda House residence, Abuja.
The APC flag bearer also visited President Muhammadu Buhari before proceeding to Aguda House.
Asiwaju Tinubu had earlier defeated MProf. Osinbajo and 12 others at the just concluded presidential primary of the APC.
Asiwaju Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to emerge victorious while Prof Osinbajo polled 235 votes to come third behind Asiwaju Tinubu and ex-transport minister Rotimi Amaechi who polled 316 votes.
The visit occured a few hours after the VP congratulated Tinubu for the victory and pledged to work with him to emerge victorious in the general election.
A source who was at the residence of CP when Asiwaju Tinubu arrived said, “We were just sitting around when the vice president was informed that Asiwaju has arrived.”
The source, who declined to be named as he has no permission to talk to journalists, said the former Lagos governor was jovial throughout the visit and shared the story of Mr Osinbajo’s contributions not just to him as a person but to his political sojourn.
APC’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu visit Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo
“He particularly recalled the efforts of the vice president in securing court victories for the defunct ACN especially with the court case in Osun State,” he said.
The source said Tinubu narrated how Prof Osinbajo went to the UK at a time of extreme weather to get fingerprint technology that was used to help the court cases.
“Asiwaju said he is surprised that people assume the presidential contest will create a wedge between him and the vice president. He told us that they have come a long way and they are like blood brothers now.
“He said what happened was just democracy in action and there was nothing wrong with it,” the source said.
Asiwaju Tinubu was accompanied on the visit by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some other politicians.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will now challenge Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the PDP, and those of other opposition parties in next year’s presidential election
