Erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against setting fire on Yoruba land, by interfering with the selection of the next Ooni of Ife.
Owing to the recent confirmation of the death of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, 4 ruling houses in Ife, Osun State, are set to meet to begin the process of picking a new monarch.
Consequently, George has warned Tinubu to not set a bad precedence by manipulating the selection process, stressing that the politics of Ife was not like that of Lagos.
The PDP chieftain said that Tinubu should not use his relationship with the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, to taint the process.
He said, “He will be making attempts to manipulate the process. They will do politics with it but it will blow up. They should allow the kingmakers to do their work. If he manipulates the process, he will create a huge problem in Yoruba land.
“Let him allow the kingmakers do their job. He should not set Yoruba land on fire. Aregbesola should, instead, focus on paying salaries.”
“He (Tinubu) tried it at the National Assembly but came back with a slap. He should, therefore, not go out of his way to bring in an APC-inclined man as the next Ooni. We want an Ooni that will be fair and not connected with all these politicians.
“We need an experienced person. We want the person that the kingmakers will approve of. As the Atona Oodua, I know how these things are done.”
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