President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to be silent as pressure mounts on the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, to resign from office over allegations of corruption.
The rising pressure from stakeholders in the polity also extends to accusations of the Vice President of attempting to intimidate critics through filing libel suits in court.
The vice president has come under intensified pressures to resign since he volunteered to waive his constitutional immunity to pave way for thorough judicial process to clear himself from the N90 billion Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had alleged was given to Vice President Osinbajo by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) during the 2019 general elections. The FIRS has since refuted the allegation.
Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, had alleged that VP Osinbajo was given N90 billion for electioneering campaign in the 2019 general elections by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).
The FIRS refuted the allegation, threatening legal action against Timi Frank.
Vice President Osinbajo, perhaps, under pressure, subsequently subscribed to taking an unconstitutional but ethical process to defend himself. “I will waive my constitutional immunity to clear my name,” VP Osinbajo had said.
