Former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, has been appointed as the National Coordinator, Osinbajo Support Organization (OSO) for 2023 presidential election.
The university don, alongside other officials of the group, were unveiled at a strategic meeting of the organisation, held at Kwanar Maggi in Kano on Saturday.
Speaking at the meeting, the group’s Director of Planning and Strategy, Bashir Suwaid, said no fewer than 45 Osinbajo support groups attended the event for formal unveiling of the OSO structure.
He said other Osibanjo support groups in the Diaspora also attended the meeting, virtually.
Suwaid explained at the meeting that the OSO structure, headed by Prof. Abubakar, was unveiled, adding that the group also had officials from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
“Most of these group started from social media. We decided to take it beyond social media to make it concrete and formal with a bid to champion the candidature of Professor Yemi Osinbajo and support him to become Nigeria’s President come 2023.
“As you can see, 45 groups have come here from various parts of this country for formal unveiling of OSO structure, which a former deputy governor of Kano State, Professor Hafiz Abubakar, emerging as the national coordinator,” he explained
The structure of the OSO starts from National Coordinator then Director Planning, Legal Adviser, Director Finance and Resource Mobilization, Director Contact and Mobilization, Director Media and Communication and Director Administration.
Others include Zonal Coordinators South, North, West and East, while others include States and Local Government Coordinators of the group nationwide.
The attendees at the meeting vowed to support Mr Osinbajo to become the next president of the country.
