Yoruba elders have re-affirmed their support for presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, urging other Nigerians, especially Yoruba, to vote him as the next president.
They admonished Yorubas not to allow a repeat of the 1963 First Republic election saga where about 40 percent of Yorubas were misled by political co-travelers to the defunct NCNC to support Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and later ran back to late Obafemi Awolowo to for forgiveness after his emergence.
The National Treasurer of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Hon. Aremu Akindele, said Tinubu has the capacity to repeat Awolowo’s giant strides through monumental developments for the nation.
“Pa Fasoranti and Prof. Akintoye have spoken well and YCE aligns with the two elders statements, belief and support.
“In the second republic, history want to repeat itself before Alhaji Wasiri Ibrahim pullout of NPP that Alhaji Wasiri formed when he realised that it has been hijacked by Igbos, Wasiri Ibrahim formed another party immediately GNPP to rescue those Nigerians that are progressive and see reasons with him from the bondage and domination of Igbo of the party he formed.”
Akindele maintained the leadership qualities which Tinubu has exhibited since 1999 cannot be overemphasised, saying Tinubu’s legacy speaks volumes in terms of human development by bringing people from bottom to the peak and picking talents from different ethnic groups.
He said the APC candidate is capable, competent, efficient and effective to deliver infrastructural development, economy revitalisation.
He said the Yoruba nation cannot be misled in 2023 because Nigerians need a leader like Tinubu who can lead the nation to Promised Land.