Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu has disclosed why Yoruba should shelve presidential ambition and support the candidature of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
Adebutu, while speaking at a campaign rally in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Monday, stated that Yoruba people should not be selfish because they have at some times occupied the number one seat in the country.
The PDP governorship candidate disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and interim Head of State, Ernest Shonekan are from the South-West geopolitical zone and have been Nigerian leaders at separate times whilst nobody from the North-East has been the first citizen.
According to him, “what I want to talk about today is the coexistence of the Yoruba people with others in Nigeria.
“Earlier, I told some people to support Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the next president for the peace of Nigeria but some people turned deaf ears; they insisted that it is the turn of the Yoruba people but the Yoruba people have been in power for a number of times.
“Our father Olusegun Obasanjo was in power. Our father (Ernest) Shonekan was also there. Let’s not be selfish. Is it only Yoruba that exists? The truth must be said.
“We cannot take Yorubaland out of the mainstream of Nigeria. Yorubaland must remain in the mainstream of Nigeria,” Adebutu said.
In attendance at the rally on Monday include Adebutu’s running mate, Adekunle Akinlade, former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and his Niger State counterpart, Babangida Aliyu; amongst others.
