Former presidential aide, Babafemi Ojudu, has disclosed that late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari supported former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's

"The matter of whether Vice President Osinbajo should run for President was discussed directly and personally between him and President Muhammadu Buhari on no fewer than four separate occasions. On each of these occasions, President Buhari expressed clear, unequivocal support for the Vice President’s ambition,” he said.