Lawyers Hail Osinbajo’s Choice As Running Mate

Some senior advocates
yesterday hailed the choice of Prof Yemi Osinbajo as All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate.
They said his choice has opened a new vista of hope for the country.
Dr Joseph Nwobike, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who was Prof Osinbajo’s student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), said the former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice would bring his deep intellectualism to bear on governance.
He said: “Prof Osinbajo will bring clarity of thoughts laced with deepness and moderation of consideration into the decision making process of the campaign team and government, if his team forms government next year.
“But whether the foregoing will be translated into any form of electoral capital will become clearer as we gravitate towards the general elections next year.
“As my former teacher, I cannot but wish him all the best.”
Professor of Law, Itsay Sagay described the choice of Prof. Osinbajo as a good one.
He said his combination with that of Buhari would help to straighten the country.
Sagay said with his adoption, “the country has a lot to look forward to with the combination of Buhari and Osinbajo.
Sagay said: “One can begin to hope that Nigeria is finally going to start climbing up towards its former glory again.
“He is a completely honest and upright man.
”Osinbajo is a well-known personality and was Attorney-General of Lagos State for eight years.
“So, in my view, Prof. Osinbajo is a fit and proper person to be vice president of Nigeria and an excellent running mate for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
“This is because he is a man who has achieved so much in social and political life of Nigeria.
“He was attorney-general of Lagos State for eight years and won more cases than any other person or any other state against the Federal Government in the struggle to establish the autonomy of Lagos  and to establish true federalism in this country.
“He is a man of upright integrity and is flawless in his ethics, in his reactions, in his character. Not only that, he is also a religious man, who has maintained a flock for God over a period of time.”