Afrigather Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Peter Obi throughout his go to to Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has tasked the presidential candidate of the Labour Occasion, Peter Obi, on restructuring Nigeria if elected.
“Anyone that desires to be the Nigerian president ought to restructure the nation into federating items the place every area will develop at their tempo,” Mr Adams stated.
The Aare Onakakanfo was talking throughout a gathering with the LP flag bearer on Wednesday in Lagos.
Talking additional, he stated, “Our founding fathers agreed on a permanent template of federalism primarily based on the unbiased structure of 1960, however the army got here and thwarted our polity by altering federalism to unitary system, after a yr there was a civil warfare in 1967 and shortly thereafter, our dwelling collectively was primarily based on mutual suspicion.
“With all of your lovely concepts, if Nigeria shouldn’t be restructured to regionalism, will probably be very tough to realize.”
Emphasising the aim of the assembly Mr Adams, stated the go to was not an endorsement however a possibility for Mr Obi to current his celebration’s blueprint.
“Your go to shouldn’t be an endorsement nevertheless it is a chance so that you can current the blueprint of your celebration to us as an organisation.
“With the purpose you’ve gotten highlighted to this point, it’s my hope that you’re a man of integrity. My prayer is that God will grant your coronary heart’s needs,” Mr Adams stated.
The Aare Onakakanfo appreciated Mr Obi’s go to, describing it as a “gesture and respect for the revered stool of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land. It’s a present of your ardour and dedication.
“Your (Obi) respect for the stool of the Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land is a mirrored image of your understanding of Nigeria’s issues.
“Because the Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, chief of the OPC and world convener of the OPU, we’re impartial for now. Nevertheless, we’ll talk about the difficulty on the varied conferences of our stakeholders each in Nigeria and within the diaspora.”
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