The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has called on the people of the south-west region to make the statesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, greater than the late Nigerian statesman, Obafemi Awolowo.
The Oluwo made the call while speaking at the launching of South-West Agenda (SWAGA) for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Osogbo, the Osun capital on Tuesday.
Tinubu is believed to be nursing presidential ambition before the 2023 election.
Oba Adbulrasheed, who described himself “king of swag”, urged the people of the south-west to still support Tinubu, saying only a bastard from Yoruba land won’t support the APC leader.
“I am the King of swag. SWAGA is my very own .
“We are here today due to the leader and that i am saying it that we don’t have the other leader in Yoruba land aside from Tinubu.”
“We got to remove the curse in Yoruba land of castigating and ungrateful to our leaders who are our heroes.”
“We should all push Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be greater than Awolowo in order that his legacy could continue . Only a bastard son of Yoruba won’t support Tinubu,” Oluwo stated
Corroborating Oluwo, the SWAGA National Chairman, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, charged the people of the south-west to be united in their support of the statesman of the APC, adding that the region must not be divided at this important time.
He further summoned the people of the south-west region to embrace the SWAGA ’23 for the success of the agenda.
Adeyeye said, “SWAGA may be a south-west agenda.
“This isn’t the time to for the south-west to be divided. we should always accompany one voice together in unity to back Asiwaju Bola Tinubu up for the 2023 presidency position.”
Also speaking, the coordinator of SWAGA ’23 in Osun State, Hon Ayo Omidiran, in her welcome address, expressed satisfaction over the success of the agenda within the state.
She added that the sign of bringing back the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the south-west region has appear to the people.
“By May 29, 2023, the Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency will come to an end and build up thereto is the understanding that power is shifting back to the south from the north.
“Against this backdrop, we are of the view that the south west must be strategically positioned to assume the leadership of the country come 2023, hence the coming together of individuals of like minds who are genuinely hooked in to the well-being of the region to make SWAGA.”
She, however, reiterated that Tinubu has not mandated them to hold out this assignment for him.
“This is strictly a voluntary errand we are running having identified him as a reputable , sellable and potent product to sell to Nigerians from the region. This we do by tasking ourselves to bring this dream to fruition,” Omidiran stated.
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