APC Presidential Candidate Takes 'Selfie' With His New Running Vice

It is no longer news that the former Attorney-General of Lagos state, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has been picked by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to run alongside its presidential candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, in next year's presidential election.

This has brought to an end days of relentless speculation over who will be picked as the running mate to the APC presidential candidate.

On that note, the visibly excited gubernatorial candidates posed for a 'selfie' to celebrate their partnership in the forthcoming election.

The choice of Osibajo, a professor of Law, has also at the same time put a lid on the vice presidential ambition of Rivers State governor, Rotimi Ameachi, who many believed had a chance of getting Buhari's nod on account of his heavy financial investment in the Buhari presidential project.

Professor Osinbajo is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Senior Partner in the Law firm of SimmonsCooper Partners. He is a professor of law and was the head of department of Public Law at the University of Lagos from 1997-1999.

He previously served as the Special Adviser to the Attorney General of Nigeria (1988-1992), he later became the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State in 1999 reappointed for a second term in 2003. During the period of his public service, he commenced the Lagos State justice reform project. A prominent feature of that project was the establishment of the Directorate for Citizens' Rights (DCR) which provides free legal services and legal representation to indigent citizens of the state. This initiative gave a voice to many who would otherwise not have a way to access their rights.