Nigeria's VP Yemi Oluleke Osinbajo, a Man With a Tarnished Image and Legacy

When the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Congress for Progressive Change, two Nigerian political parties, bandied together to form the All Progressive Congress (APC) to present Muhammadu Buhari as a presidential candidate, many wondered who would be his running mate. There were speculations that Lagos's former governor Raji Fashola would fill the post. His governance in Lagos had given him a popularity across the west African country.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose godfatherism in Lagos turned the state to a patronage system, presented a relatively unknown man in the political sphere. It was a well thought out move that made Nigerians start researching who this man was: a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, a pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), arguably the largest church in Nigeria, and a professor of law (at the University of Lagos) whose oratory skills perhaps paled against that of former US President Barack Obama but stood excellent in Nigeria. His name was Oluyemi 'Yemi' Oluleke Osinbajo. Nigerians were ecstatic and praised the Machiavellian genius of Tinubu.

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