Two days before the 2023 presidential election, traditional rulers from the southwest and two other states, Kwara and Kogi, have unveiled the candidate they are backing.
The Conference of Yoruba Obas has unanimously endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election. The traditional leaders noted that the former Lagos State governor is eminently qualified to lead Nigeria.
In a communique released after their meeting held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, the traditional rulers of the Yoruba people from Ekiti, Lagos, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states said Tinubu’s excellent track record and outstanding achievements put him above other candidates.
Part of the communiqué read, “They acknowledged Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s solid democratic credentials and unwavering commitment to the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria.”
For his part, the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Vice Chairman, Oyo State Council of Obas, and Chief, Oba Francis Olushola Alao, added, “The meeting was unique and symbolic for the unity of the Yoruba-speaking state because it goes beyond the southwest, which includes Kogi and Kwara.
“It’s a clear endorsement of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu due to his excellent track record and great achievement which put him above other candidates as the only personality that would bring unity, fairness and justice to the Nigeria system”.
The meeting, attended by first-class kings and chiefs from all six states in the South West and Yoruba-speaking parts of Kogi and Kwara, affirmed their faith and support for Nigeria’s unity, peace, prosperity, and progress. They also pledged to support the democratic process based on free choices according to universal adult suffrage freely exercised by the people.
