Oluwo Rallies Support For Tinubu To Become Yoruba Leader

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged Yoruba people to support the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to become Yoruba leader just like the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Oba Akanbi said the former Lagos State governor should not be crucified as was done to Awolowo despite his contributions to the development of the Yoruba race.

The monarch said this when the Special Adviser on Civic Engagement to Osun State Governor, Olatubosun Oyintiloye paid a courtesy visit to the monarch in his palace in Iwo.

Oyintiloye in a statement issued on Sunday quoted Oluwo as asking Yoruba people to accord necessary regards and support to Tinubu to become the image of Yoruba nation.

Oluwo said, “Tinubu should be made the image of Yoruba nation who shall be speaking on our behalf because he’s a symbolic living legend.

“Because of the sterling qualities which he has exhibited over time, he can be likened to the late foremost leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo whose charismatic personality and progressive leadership style immensely contributed to the development of the Yoruba nation.

“It’s high time Yoruba rallied support round Tinubu and not crucify him like Awolowo who was made to suffer despite his sacrifices.

“Despite Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s developmental monuments such as the establishment of the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, the Cocoa House in Ibadan, Western Nigerian Television, the first television service in Africa and free education policy among others recorded under his leadership, he was crucified by some Yoruba people.

“Tinubu has equally laboured for the nation through his focused leadership which has facilitated the growth of Yoruba socio-political space through a number of leaders who are at the helms of affairs across the country.”

While speaking earlier, Oyintiloye
said the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola would continue to ensure the development of every sector of the economy of the state.

He said Oyetola was working to make the state a very prosperous state despite the meagre resources available and would not stop doing that.