By Olawale Abdul-Fatah
As Presidential election gather steam,
National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
and Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), have commenced plans to end the
age-long rift between them in order to strengthen Yoruba’s grip of South
West.
The move, the Guild gathered, was initiated by late
founder of the Socio-Cultural group, Fredrick Fasheun, before his
demise, after realising that the Yoruba race were persistently
short-changed in Nigeria’s political activities.Vice President, OPC,
Wasiu Afolabi, disclosed the plan at the party’s Lagos State
gubernatorial candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, at Ikeja,
where he led 5,000 members of the group to endorse the party.
Afolabi hinted that part of the plan was to assist APC claim all available seats during forthcoming election in South West.
“We
are fully ready to ensure APC win through our votes. Aside voting, we
will ensure that no one disrupt the electoral process across the state,”
he added.
The Vice President hinted that the official
declaration would have happened before demise of Fasheun but efforts to
actualise it broke down due to miscommunication.
He stressed that
their visit was to officially declare their loyalty to APC and
Sanwo-Olu, saying, this is the dream of our late founder, Fredrick
Fasheun.
Afolabi added that the aim of the late founder was to
partner APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to protect the
interest of Yoruba race in the country.“
The APC party leadership
played a role in bringing the dream of our founding father, Fredrick
Fasheun, to reality towards the formation of OPC, so we are glad to be
back home as a progressive people.
“It is a of joy and
great achievement for OPC that our late founding father Dr fredrick
fasheun has resolved to put his difference aside with Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu and work together for the common interest of the Yoruba race and
the whole South West.”
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