The National Cordinator of Oodua Peoples’ Congress, Chief
Gani Adams has explained that his group resolved to endorse President Goodluck
Jonathan for a second term, because of the promise to implement the report of
national confab.
Adams also explained that, the OPC
decided to dump former Lagos State governor and national leader of the All
Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tibubu for the People’s Democratic Party
candidate because the former governor had lost the focus.
The OPC leader said this, during the Olokun festival and
2015 Lisabi day held in Abeokuta , Weekend, describing the festival as very
important to Yoruba race.
While fielding questions with newsmen
on the coming elections, Adams disclosed that, most groups have adopted
President Jonathan for second term because of the pledge to implement 633
recommendations of the confab.
According to him, If it is the wish
of President Jonathan to implement the outcome of the National Conference, let
him be the President for a second term. That’s our position. That’s the
position of OPC. Gani Adams, Fasehun; that’s the position of Afenifere. That’s
the position of the Yoruba Council of Elders, that’s the position of many
self-determination groups.
“Yet some civil society groups have
kept quiet on these issues. So, we need to move this country forward on the
basis of structure and not about saying Buhari will come to perform miracle. When
Buhari was in power, it was Buhari/Idiagbon government, not only Buhari.
Idiagbon did much of the job in government. Buhari was just the administrator.
Idiagbon was the master-strategist of that government”, he said .
While explaining the reason the OPC
dumped Tinubu’s party, for Jonathan, Adams said ” and my brother, Tinubu ,was
the one that said that it’s a diversionary tactics .Tinubu was one of the
people we learnt true Federalism from. I learnt true Federalism from Tinubu. We
saw him as a hero 12 years ago, but , a sudden change in his ideology gave me a
serious thought. I don’t have any serious issue about them because I’m not a
government official but notwithstanding I have the right to defend my own
future. I’m leading an organization of millions of people and I will not lead
them the wrong way”.
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