Buhari explains why he chose Osinbajo as running mate

Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) General Mohammadu Buhari, has explained why he chose Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate for the 2015 elections.

Buhari, presenting Osinbajo in Abuja on Wednesday. Photo: Vanguard/Gbemiga Olamikan

At the presentation ceremony held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said that he the choice of Osinbajo was informed by his "unimpeachable integrity".

Buhari said:

 “The challenging process of rescuing our country and changing Nigeria for good has commenced. One of the first decisions that I have to make is the choice of the Vice-Presidential candidate and my running mate.

“The method employed in this choice was quite meticulous but yet rigorous. It involved the establishment of objective criteria, broad consultations with party leaders and a few opinion leaders outside the party and interactions with a number of nominees.

“To assist me in this great task of securing Nigeria’s future, I have chosen a man of unimpeachable integrity, an excellent professional, a man of faith, a devoted family man and a role model to our fellow countrymen and women. He is a professor of law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. An alumnus of the University of Lagos and the London School of Economics. He is a prodigious author who has to his credit several books on civil procedure in Nigerian superior courts.