Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the ooni
of Ife, has advised Nigerians to vote whoever they desire to be their president
in the forthcoming election.
The monarch made the comment on
Friday after leading south-west monarchs on a visit to President Muhammadu
Buhari at Aso Rock villa, Abuja.
Speaking with state house
correspondents, he said the visit was not political but to discuss
developmental issues that have to do with the south-west.
The monarch: “Election is so
close by and obviously tension will build. What is critical is for us to know
that Nigeria is greater than all of us.
“They (politicians) will come and
they will go but Nigeria will remain. We traditional rulers who are very
fortunate to still be alive, we have experienced many presidents, many
governors.
“A president cannot use more than
eight years, that is in the constitution of Nigeria, so Nigeria is greater than
the president whose maximum tenure is eight years.
“So, our message to everyone in
Nigeria is that please, especially Nigerian youth, go and vote for whoever you
want to vote for.
“Mr. President even said it by
himself, it is not a do or die. Whatever you want to use your power of your
thumb for, go ahead and do it.
“We are not here for politics. We
are fathers to all, very close to our people, the only politics we understand
is politics of development. We are here to talk about development for our
people in all the states of the south-western Nigeria.
“We are here to point out the
good things Mr. President has been doing especially the cordial relationship
with the Vice-President who is from the south-western part of the country.
“We are here to further request
from Mr. President good things that we want for our various states. When you
are doing good you will first of all appreciate the good things before asking
for more.
“What is critical for us here is
to champion development for our people. We spoke about the inclusion of youth
in the current government and also women inclusion. In terms of demography of
votes pattern, we know that everything rest on the shoulders of Nigerian
youths, we want to see them in this cabinet.”
The monarch described the
south-west as “the only zone that you can call a typical Nigeria because it is
a blend of everybody, all the tribes of this nation you will find them in the
south western Nigeria”.
He added: “So as result, we play
pivotal role in anything that has to do with decision making in Nigeria, as a
zone we are even the second largest in terms of voting demography and numbers.
“So critically south-western
Nigeria plays a very vital role and we as traditional rulers we are the ones to
douse the tension. We don’t pray for any tension but we are ready, we have all
decided to work together to douse any tension.”
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