On 31 March 2015,
Muhammadu Buhari was confirmed by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the presidential elections. Thus, Osinbajo became the Vice President-elect of Nigeria. They were both sworn in on 29 May 2015. On 17 August 2017 VP Yemi Osinbajo described hate speech as a species of terrorism.
First term (2015–2019) Tenure Yemi Osinbajo assumed office after taking the
oath of office on 29 May 2015 at the
Eagle Square, Abuja. As the
Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he oversaw the economic planning team and report as well as make recommendations to the
president who takes the final decision. Because of his legal background and antecedents as a commissioner for justice in Lagos state for eight years, many expect that he will contribute a great deal to the much needed reform of the judicial system at the national level.
Acting President President Muhammadu Buhari wrote a written declaration on 9 May 2017 to the president of the senate and house of representatives on his decision to embark on a medical trip; the letter was read that day at a plenary assembly of both the senate and the house of representatives. The acting presidency was conferred upon Vice president Osinbajo during President Buhari's medical leave.
Mohammad Hamid Ansari calling on the President of Nigeria
Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, in
Abuja, Nigeria, on 27 September 2016. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is seen to the right. On 7 August 2018, Osinbajo fired the State Security Service boss,
Lawal Daura for illegal invasion of
National Assembly by armed and masked operatives of the department. Daura was replaced with Matthew Seiyefa.
Second term (2019–2023) in 2021 In January 2019, Osinbajo criticized the fact that social media is currently "under multi-jurisdictional regulation". He called for more collaboration among nations to reach a convention to regulate social media and counter hate speech. On 2 February 2019, Osinbajo's
helicopter crashed in
Kabba,
Kogi State. He survived, and delivered a previously scheduled campaign speech after the crash. In the speech, he said he was "extremely grateful to the Lord for preserving our lives from the incident that just happened. Everyone of us is safe and no one is maimed." ;Tenure On 29 May 2019, Osinbajo took his
oath of office to begin his second term at
Eagle Square in the capital of
Abuja. Following the federal government's decision to close the nation's land borders in October 2019, Osinbajo explained that the government did so to gain the attention of other nations to the importance of policing the borders. He claimed that
China and other nations were smuggling in products, including agricultural ones, undermining the
Nigerian economy and threatening Nigerian agriculture. By closing the borders, Osinbajo claimed that the government was helping protect the
economy and Nigeria's producers and farmers. In October 2019, Osinbajo criticized the government's proposed social media regulations, stating he did "not think that government regulation is necessarily the way to go". Instead, he asked citizens to take more active steps to police social media. He stated that citizens and leaders, both political and religious, "owe a responsibility to our society and to everyone else, to ensure that we don't allow it to become an instrument" of war. He also warned people against using social media to spread "religious disinformation", which could lead to conflict and war. On 31 March 2020, President
Muhammadu Buhari appointed Vice president Osinbajo to chair an economic sustainability committee. The aim of the committee is to develop measures to cushion the effect of the
coronavirus and eventually reposition the Nigerian economy. In July 2020, his spokesman stated that Osinbajo has become a "political target", stating "I'm his spokesperson and all I know he wants to do is to do this job that he has been given very well and he doesn't have any other plans right now about any such thing. I can tell you that clearly." ==Post Vice Presidency==