How Yorubas Can Be Relevant In Nigeria Politics -Otubusin
The convener of the Concerned Omoluabi Caucus, Dr. Olu McGinnis Otubusin, has thrown his weight behind the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice Professor Yemi Osinbajo, saying the duo must be re-elected on Saturday to keep the Yoruba nation relevant in the nation’s politics.
The Houston-based lawyer and former President of Egbe Omo Yoruba, North America in a statement issued on Thursday made available to journalists called on the Yoruba nation to stand firmly in support of the Buhari-Osinbajo ticket.
Otubusin noted that Saturday’s presidential election is extremely crucial for every Yoruba son and daughter, saying they must come out and vote to ensure that All Progressives candidates win the election.
He explained that a win for PDP will take the Yoruba out of the mainstream of the nation’s political space for at least 24 years.
He pleaded with all Yorubas to vote wisely, saying the development of the country and region would be stalled if the people trade their conscience for pecuniary gains.
Otubusin who was the first legal secretary and second national president of Egbe Omo Yoruba, North America, is a staunch member of the Houston chapter of the sociocultural and political organization formed during the pro-democracy struggle.
He explained that, ’’The objective of the organization is to ‘’work for a constitutional arrangement and political restructuring in which the Yoruba nation, along with other nationalities in Nigeria, has an unfettered autonomy that will advance the development of Yoruba civilisation as well as those of other nationalities; and use all legitimate mental and material resources of Yoruba people world-wide to advance the realisation of cultural, economic, and political autonomy for the Yoruba within the context of a multi-ethnic Nigerian democratic state.”
