Speeches and Remarks

I want to thank our party leaders from Ekiti and the South West for honoring the invitation to this dinner meeting. As many of you may know, it is not in my nature to interfere in the internal workings of our party – APC. It is the responsibility of the Party to conduct primaries for […]

This is another milestone in our determined and collective fight against corruption. Throughout my journey in national service and since 2015, I have made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life. Since 2015, we have made significant progress in the fight against corruption. Everyone now knows that corrupt […]

It really is a special pleasure to be here with you, as we commence the Open Government Partnership Week in Nigeria. Our government came into office on the back of a three-pronged agenda, one ensuring security, two rebuilding the economy, and third, vigorously prosecuting the fight against corruption. This last issue, corruption, has been an […]

I welcome the Senate’s endorsement & support disclosed today by the Senate President, of FG’s earlier determined policy to spend 1% of our budget on healthcare in line with the National Health Act. The policy reflects the Buhari administration’s resolve to improve healthcare. Mr. Chairman, aside from lawyers, doctors are the next most important professionals. […]

*VP celebrates success stories of several young Nigerians *Calls for the Nigerian bridge to connect ethnicities, dialects, religion, politics and generations “My point is that we can contribute  in profoundly transformative ways to changing our society by just doing our bit with excellence. VP Osinbajo’s Address at the Platform Event of the Covenant Church, Igamu, […]

Let me begin by wishing all of us gathered here, mainly our two federations of Trade Unions – the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), a happy celebration of May Day in solidarity with organized labour the world over. I salute and pay tribute to all Nigerian workers and working families. […]

Mr. president, Senior Government officials, I have just had excellent discussions with President Trump and I would like to reiterate my immense gratitude to you, Mr. President for your kind invitation and the very warm and generous hospitality extended to me and my delegation since our arrival in the United States; We greatly appreciate the […]

It is a special privilege and honour to be here at the formal inauguration of the new Headquarters building and auditorium of the Deeper Life Bible Church. This is one of the proudest moments for me as a Christian, seeing this great edifice being dedicated for the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and […]

Q: What’s your impression of the seven Technology & Innovation hubs you visited? Vice President: It has been an exciting day. We’ve been, as you said, to a number of technology enterprises and hubs. We’ve been to Paystack, Andela, Flutterwave, Workstation, FarmCrowdy, African Fintech Foundry, and here we are at Co-Creation Hub. What strikes one […]

I am delighted to be here today to express the support of the Federal government for, and to launch The Abia State Tele-Health Support Center. This is a giant leap forward, in terms of Universal Basic Healthcare, for the people of Abia State. The work of investing in people is a responsibility jointly shared by […]

I am delighted to welcome you all to this very important meeting in the affairs of our party and our country. I want to specifically thank members of the Technical Committee for a job well done within the limited time frame. It shows a great sense of commitment to the ideals of our party with […]

We are today witnesses to an event of monumental importance, both to the Nigerian Foreign Policy and our economy; the launch of the Nigerian Economic Diplomacy Initiative (NEDI). This is the convergence of our global reach and influence with the tremendous opportunities for commerce and industry in Nigeria, a game-changing synergy that has been waiting […]