Politics
2019 VP Debate: I’m Not Buhari’s Spare Tyre – Osinbajo Speaks Out
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is not a spare tyre to President Muhammadu Buhari, while battling with other vice presidential candidates during a debate on Friday night.
While speaking during the 2019 vice-presidential debate on Friday night, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, said that he is not a spare tyre to the president, emphasising that his roles as the number two citizen are spelt out in the constitution, adding that this differs from the constitution of other countries.
When asked how taking the job of the vice-president has been since he assumed office over three years, Osinbajo said the demand of the role has since increased his grey hair, adding that despite the herculean nature of his job, it has also been rewarding.
He said: “I am sure that those who know me quite well know that my hair was not this grey when I started out in 2015. So really, it has been tasking.
“And it has also been an incredibly rewarding experience especially looking at it from the point of view of the ability to do the things that one wanted to do all along as an individual.
“The role is one where you are in many senses the chief adviser to the president of the country and possibly the one person that would represent him when when he is absent for a meeting and even when he is absent for a longer period.
“So there is a sense in which the role of the vice president is one that very closely mirrors the role of the president in very profound ways.
“But our vice-presidency is different from that of other countries. Because unlike other countries, even countries that have similar constitutions, our own constitution actually specifies role for the vice president. The vice president is the chairman of the national economic council…that is a constitutional role.
“In some senses, those who say the role of the vice president is like a spare tyre have it wrong because they are probably looking at other jurisdictions. In our jurisdiction, there are specific roles that the vice-president is entitled by law to perform.
“The vice president is also the chairman of the NCP, that is the national council of privatisation , the vice president is also statutory chairman over 22 parastatals and agencies and these are defined by law.
“That role is one that a good degree of trust is required between the president and the vice president. The role of the vice-president is one which also requires, I think, a great deal of patience because you may not always agree with the policies.”
”Competition has started again” – Reactions trail Regina Daniels and co-wife, Laila’s posts about their husband, Ned Nwoko
“Only self!sh men are intimidated by women’s success, you should be happy that your woman is successful” – Actress Diva Gold to men
“She forms hard to get, but I slept with her the first day I came to her office” – IVD makes bombshell revelation on his relationship with Blessing CEO (Video)
“There’s hunger, however there’s huge” hope – Tinubu Lament
“Simon Ekpa is not our member” – IPOB stated
Diddy claims prosecutors showed judge edited Cassie video to make him look dangerous
“God is still in the business of doing wonders, please keep trusting God” – Emotional moment gospel singer Yinka Alaseyori serenades actress Dayo Amusa who gave birth to her first child at 41 years (Video)
“They don’t look so happy” – Reactions trail video of Chioma and Hailey at Davido’s concert
-
News2 days ago“There’s hunger, however there’s huge” hope – Tinubu Lament
-
News2 days ago“This is m@dness” – Young man disrupts the peace inside banking hall as he plays song using his JBL speaker, clip trends online (Watch)
-
Biafra2 days agoFG confirms arrest of Simon Ekpa by Finnish authorities
-
Lifestyle2 days agoNigerian man who passed away 10 years ago confesses he’s currently in Lagos, reveals big secret