By Oluwakemi Ishola
….Urges Makinde to fulfill his promises
An appeal has gone to all political parties in Nigeria that they should select Yoruba candidates for the 2023 presidential election in the country as they argue that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was a northern candidate.
This was made known in Ibadan after the federal constituency meeting of the Coalition of Political Parties and Group in Oyo State under the leadership of Prince Tunji Adeoye, a veteran Journalist.
Prince Adeoye, through the Media Secretary of the group, Mr. Maruf Bello, said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo was a president latched on the Yoruba between 1999 and 2007 by the Northern oligarchy, stressing that Chief Obasanjo was not the collective choice of genuine Yorubas and that was the reason no serious development projects were executed in the South-West zone under his rule.
Meanwhile, the leader of the group sadly noted that Engr. Seyi Makinde had refused to appreciate the CPPG’s efforts towards the governor’s victory 2019. The group therefore charged Governor Makinde to fulfill the promises he made to its members in the build up to the last year gubernatorial elections.
While condemning Obasanjo Presidency, Prince Adeoye said that existing viable projects in the West were executed by late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, late Chief Ladoke Akintola, late Sir Adegoke Adelabu “Pekelemesi” and other true Yoruba leaders.
“Of reference are the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which has not been improved since 1979 and Ibadan – Abeokuta road approved to be dualised under the regime of Chief Obasanjo which undone till date.”
“People in the other regions in Nigeria benefited more from Obadanjo government than his kinsmen because he was nominated and sponsored for presidency in 1999 by Northern leaders” Adeoye stressed.
The CPPG therefore enjoined all political parties in Nigeria to choose Yoruba as their candidates for accelerated infrastructural development in the entire South-West zone and other regions in the country.
The group while appreciating President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Mr. Sunday Dare as Minister of Youth and Sports, congratulated Dr. Akinwumi Adesina for his second term victory as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB).
Prince Adeoye concluded by charging his members to start shopping and mobilizing responsible trustworthy individuals for the 2023 election.
