Tinubu or Atiku? OPC Reveals Anointed Presidential Candidate ahead of 2023 Elections

• The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has said it is backing the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in 2023
• Chief Niyi Adedipe, the Apase Oodua of Ekiti state, said Tinubu is the best man to lead Nigeria after President Buhari
• Adedipe also spoke about the OPC's readiness to defend the Yoruba race against killer herdsmen and kidnappers

Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state - The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has declared support for the presidential ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the 2023 general elections.

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group said this in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, on Wednesday, September 14, during the unification party held for the Frederick Fasehun, Gani Adams and the New Era groups to halt the long years of factionalisation, Thisday reported.

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2023: Tinubu is the best man to succeed Buhari - Adedipe

Addressing the crowd of OPC faithful at the event, the Apase Oodua of Ekiti state, Chief Niyi Adedipe, described Tinubu as the best man to lead Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Adedipe said:

“We formed this group because of the development of the Yoruba race. And for the 2023 presidential election, we are declaring our total support for Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu.

“He is one leader we can trust. He is one leader that can treat all Nigerians equally and we will mobilise for him across the 16 local governments of Ekiti to win the election”.

We will defend the Yoruba race - OPC

Meanwhile, the group also vowed to defend the Yoruba race against aggression from kidnappers and bandits that are terrorising the nation.

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Speaking on the rising cases of kidnapping and killings in Ekiti, Adedipe said the OPC is ready to support the incoming government of Biodun Oyebanji.

Also speaking, an OPC chieftain, Chief Ojo Obafemi and the State Publicity Secretary, Ogunojo Ogunleye, said the coming together of all the group's factions will boost the security of lives and property in the state.

Ondo church attack: OPC, Gani Adams react

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the OPC and the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams condemned the recent attack on worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state.

The Aare in a statement sent to Legit.ng and signed by his special assistant on media, Kehinde Aderemi, described the incident as ungodly and a threat to the foundation and existence of worshippers.

The Yoruba generalissimo expressed concern about insecurity across the nation, noting that the federal government had failed to secure the country, and asking why it has become a crime to go to church.

Source: Legit.ng