Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the Ooni Of Ife not to declare support for any aspirant.
Gatekeepers News reports that ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi against endorsing aspirants vying for political offices.
Obasanjo gave the advice at an event organised to honour the Director-general of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nteranya Sanginga and his wife, Charlotte, with the chieftaincy title of Aare and Yeye Aare Afurugbin-Ola.
The event held at the palace of the ooni in Ile Ife, Osun state.
Obasanjo said as a father to all, politicians will approach the monarch for support, but the best he should do is to “pray for such a person and let him go”.
He said, “All the sons and daughters of Yorubaland, no matter where they are or their standpoint, will come to meet you. This is expected because you are the father of all.
“Anyone of them who says that he is interested in politics, just pray for him and let them go.
“Anyone who approaches you and says that he wants to be president or governor, just pray for such a person and let him go.
“Don’t direct Yoruba people to support any aspirant, as we don’t all go in the same direction, which is part of our strength in Yorubaland.”
