Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, on Tuesday urged the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to set an agenda for the restructuring of Nigeria into regionalism, maintaining that it is the only way for the survival of the country.
The Yoruba generalissimo insisted that restructuring the country into regionalism remains the best option for Nigeria and her people to flourish and develop without any form of hinderance.
Adams made the call at the 2023 edition of the Oodua People’s Congress Annual Thanksgiving programme in Lagos.
He said the organization has continued to grow from strnght to strenght becuase it made God the pillar of its support, adding that the group has reached the threshold to survive all crisis.
Iba Adams,who is also the national coordinator of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, pointed out that the reason for the thanksgiving programme is to appreciate God for keeping the hope of the group alive/
He said the OPC has survived various challenges from within or outside the south west region in the last two decades.
He maintained that most of the challenges encountered in the past years have largely turned out as blessings in disguise for the Yoruba race.
“In the last 29 years, the OPC has truly survived various challenges. We have been at the forefront of the war to reclaim the lost glory of our race. We have remained the most formidable organization in Yoruba land.We have secured the south west region from internal and external aggressors.
“OPC has fought many wars.The war we are fighting now is the spiritual war. And that is where God has been the pillar of support for our organization.
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Saliu, in his sermon, said the OPC has shown enough commitment to the will of God by organizing a special Thanksgiving service to appreciate Allah for keeping the group’s hope alive.
“Allah has been of great blessing to the organization for surviving the most trying period. I urge all members of the organization to keep the faith with the leadership of the organization.
Also, Pastor Ayobami Ojo of the Apostolic Garden Cherubim and Seraphim church, Lagos, spoke about the need for the Yoruba socio cultural group to remain consistent in seeking the face of God in all its programmes.
“It is worthy of the organization to praise God.God appreciates praise in the life of his creatures.The OPC has passed through the thick and thin and now become a formidable force in the south west,” he said.
Dignitaries at the event include members of the National Executive Council (NEC) and National Coordinating Council,
(NCC); the Osi Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba, Chief Gani Kayode Balogun; Parakoyi Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land,Prof.Raheem Kolawole; Barejiro Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land,Chief Dauda Asikolaiye and other high ranking members of the group.
