Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has denied having any interest in running for the presidency in the forthcoming 2023 election.

This is according to a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Laolu Akande.

He said his principal is rather focused on working in his capacity as the Vice President to address the various challenges facing the country, including finding effective and lasting solutions to the security challenges and working to further boost the economy.

The statement partly reads ”The office of the Vice President is not in any way connected with the distribution and deployment of any 2023 political posters whether on the street or in online videos, banners and the like on social media”.

”All these are simply needless distractions from the urgent tasks of governance needed in our country at this time”.