•Says they are rabble rousers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday lashed out at those he said had been claiming that the Yoruba are leaderless.
Such critics, according to him, are “hypocrites, mischief makers and rabble rousers who know nothing about Yoruba land and Yoruba people.”
He spoke at the fund-raising for the new ultra modern palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan.
He was the Chief launcher at the ceremony.
Tinubu, who was represented by a former minister, Demola Seriki, declared that the critics’ knowledge of history was shallow, stating that “it will be better for them to take their eyes off our decent home and spend time cleaning out the rot in their own homes.”
The former governor of Lagos State hailed the Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, for the initiative to build the palace.
He said the Olubadan, though not a politician has always stood against the marauding forces of destruction and confusion, while remaining committed to democratic principles.
He said this is in line with the pedigree of his predecessors from 1820.
He paid similar tributes to past royal fathers of Yoruba land for not disappointing their people.
Asiwaju Tinubu hailed Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, an indigene of Ibadan, describing him as a pride to the Yoruba and Nigeria as well as an achiever who marches on against all odds.
He said that Oyo State under Ajimobi is at “the cusp and point of monumental change.”
He said the APC has embarked on a historic journey to bring change to the people and give life to their finest aspirations.
Source: The Nation
