Vote For Whosoever You Desire – Ooni Tells Nigerians After Meeting Buhari

The ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has advised Nigerians to vote for the candidate they believe in and desire as their next president in February 2019.

The traditional leader made this call after he led other traditional rulers from the southwest to meet with  President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Friday.

The prominent ruler, who stated that their visit to the president had no political undertone, added that the visit was to look into the developmental issues concerning the region.

The Ooni urged Nigerians not to see election as war, but to see the survival of the country as a priority for every single person.

“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.

He added that the delegation was out to appreciate President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for their synergy and cordial relationship.

“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.”

Ogunwusi, while outlining the importance of the southwest to the unity of the country, said that the region has been able to bring different tribes of the country together.

“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.” he added