Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Osinbajo screened, says he’s hopeful of APC’s victory in 2023

The John Odigie-Oyegun-led panel is to drill no fewer than 25 APC presidential aspirants competing for the party’s ticket.

• May 31, 2022
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo [Photo Credit: Twitter]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been screened by the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential screening panel.

After the screening, Mr Osinbajo spoke with journalists, saying the exercise was fruitful and expressed optimism about the party’s chances ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

“We were able to discuss several issues, issues of national and party concerns, and it went very well indeed; we had a very good chat. Of course, we are ahead of any party; way ahead, APC is ahead,” he said.

The John Odigie-Oyegun-led panel, which commenced work on Monday, will drill no fewer than 25 APC presidential aspirants who are filing for the party’s ticket.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Young Progressives Party

Heading 5

2027: YPP unveils Lagos secretariat 

Mr Filani said the party was committed to rescuing Nigeria through purposeful leadership.

Yamal, Messi, Mbappe

Hot news Home top

Spain, Argentina, France top FIFA rankings 

Spain moved up one place to displace Argentina from the top spot.

Sokoto trains livestock farmers on artificial insemination

Agriculture

Sokoto trains livestock farmers on artificial insemination

Mr Abubakar said the initiative would strengthen breeders’ capacity.

NAFDAC nabs two fake alcohol merchants in Lagos

Heading 5

NAFDAC nabs two fake alcohol merchants in Lagos

He urged operators dealing in regulated products to comply with all NAFDAC regulatory requirements.

Police nab 147 suspected criminals in Lagos

Lagos

Police nab 147 suspected criminals in Lagos

The operatives targeted criminal hideouts across the state on Sunday, July 19, 2026.