The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has expressed support for the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying both mortals and immortals including the Yoruba ancestors will support him to be the nation’s president in 2023.
The monarch gave his support on Sunday when Tinubu visited the palace to seek the blessings of the foremost traditional Ruler.
Oba Adeyemi, in his brief remark, before going into a private meeting with his visitor, said Asiwaju Tinubu had paid his dues and deserved to be supported to become the President of Nigeria.
Speaking in Yoruba, Oba Adeyemi said Tinubu had paid his dues, created more access for Yoruba people to occupy high political positions at the national level.
“It is the person that sacrificed that should reap the benefits”, the monarch said.
He expressed confidence that the Yoruba ancestors would make the national leader of the APC president of Nigeria come 2023.
The two went into a closed-door meeting immediately after the former Lagos State Governor got to the palace
Reports gathered that mammoth crowd had besieged the Oyo palace as early as 9.00 am and waited spiritedly for Asiwaju Tinubu, whose chopper landed at the palace ground around 12.45 pm.
