Ekiti 2022: Prince Tinubu Woos Gani Adams, OPC Members To Support Oyebanji

The United States-based Public Health Practitioner and Business Mogul, Prince Adeolu Tinubu has met with Otunba Gani Adams, the leader of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) and the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland Wednesday in Lagos.

The meeting which was held in the palace of the Aare Onakakanfo was predicated on the need to support and canvass for Abiodun Oyebanji, popularly known as BAO, as the next Governor of Ekiti State among all Yoruba sons and daughters in Nigeria and the Diaspora.

While speaking to the OPC Leader, Prince Tinubu noted that BAO is an incredible Yoruba son who has remained committed to the values and virtues of Yoruba people and described him as “an advocate of youth empowerment par excellence.”

According to Tinubu, “Beyond his track records in politics, lecturing career and private life, Oyebanji is a man who believes in the sanctity of Yoruba tradition and its sophisticated importance in community policing”.

“To effectively combat security challenges and other patterns of insurgency in Ekiti or around its metropolis, I strongly believe in a Governor with BAO’s mindset. In fact, a Governor with BAO’s philosophy is needed to combine police actions with community efforts through genuine collaboration with the OPC and other community watch guards, in such a way that highway robbery, kidnapping or abduction will become a thing of the past in Ekiti State,” Tinubu said.

Reacting, Otunba Adams lauded the Emure Ekiti-born Prince Tinubu for his patriotic efforts towards the fight against insurgency in the country, particularly in Ekiti State through the Biodun Oyebanji’s Community Policing Model.

He also acknowledged Tinubu’s undying passion for the promotion and sustenance of Yoruba culture and traditions not just in Nigeria but in the United States of America.

He, however, noted that even when the leadership of OPC had resolved not to be directly involved in any political activities in the country, he assured Prince Tinubu of the solidarity and support of members in Ekiti State.

In the final words of the Prince Tinubu, “I want to appreciate our own Aare Onakanfo of Yorubaland and the Worldwide leader of OPC, Otunba Gani Adams for the audience granted to me and my team”.

“We shall continue to do our best towards the sustenance of our glorious Yoruba culture in pursuance of good governance and effective leadership for democratic development in Nigeria, particularly in Ekiti State”.

“This is one of the reasons we are supporting Abiodun Oyebanji (BAO), trusting that he has the silver bullet and capacity to address the issues of insecurity and banditry in Ekiti State using genuine home-grown strategies and collaborative efforts,” Prince Tinubu concluded.