The running
mate of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) in the 2015 presidential elections
under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on
Friday, visited the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty, Chief (Mrs.) Hannah
Awolowo at Ikenne.
He was
received by Mama Awolowo and her eldest daughter, Mrs. Omotola Oyediran.
Osinbajo said
he was in Ikenne, his homestead, to receive blessings from the nonagenarian
towards the February 14 polls.
He was
accompanied by his wife, Dolapo, his younger brother, who was former
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State, Mr. Akin Osinbajo,
the Iyaloja General of Remoland, Chief (Mrs.) Mercy Owolana, and Senator Olorunimbe
Mamora, among others.
Mrs. Awolowo
who expressed her gratitude to God over the choice of Osinbajo as the running
mate of Buhari, urged the people of Ikenne in particular and Nigerians in
general to support him.
She said, “I
am very grateful this morning to see that Yemi Osinbajo is going to higher
ground and it is my prayer that he will get there. I urged you all to support
his aspiration. God will take you there.”
Osinbajo also
visited notable sons of the town who include Chief Adeleke Adesina, who is the
coordinator of Ikenne’s Peoples Forum and Chief Idowu Sofola.
Adesina also
solicited support for Osinbajo. He also got blessings of the royal fathers he
visited.
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