Osinbajo: My role in Buhari’s govt
Says no plan to establish colonies
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says his role in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is to add to the integrity, do the right thing and push the government in the right way.
Osinbajo noted that he was possibly the first born-again Christian and pastor elected as Nigeria’s vice president, saying there is a divine purpose for this.
The vice president was speaking Friday at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Otun-Ekiti, Ekiti State, during the burial ceremony of Pa Daniel Olajide Adebiyi.
He said: “I believe very strongly that there is a reason for my being elected as Vice President, and possibly the first born-again Christian, the first pastor to have been elected as Vice President. God is not the God of accident. He understands expertly what He wants to do. My role there is to add to the integrity, to do the right thing and make sure that we push our government in the right way.”
The vice president, who asked for prayers, stated: “This is a golden opportunity for us as Christians. When the two of us agree on anything, the Lord our God will bring it to pass. Agree with me that our country will be great and our country will be great.”
He said the Federal Government wanted to do everything necessary to bring peace everywhere, “whether it has to do with herdsmen or not. Just yesterday, I was talking at a security summit hosted by the National Assembly on clashes and security situation generally and we said there that what the Federal Government is doing is to make sure that nobody can take land and give it to anybody.”
The vice president stressed that the government had no plan to colonise anywhere or establish colonies as being speculated, saying what the government was trying to do to tackle the clashes between herdsmen and farmers was difficult.
“Those who are saying that they want to colonize or establish colonies, the government of Nigeria does not intend to establish any colonies. We are not colonizing anywhere or doing any such thing. And I want to say also that what we are trying to do as a government is difficult, and many of you know that it’s not an easy thing. Our country is a very big country, but we are determined to ensure that we do right for the people of this country”.