Buhari and Atiku“OPC has no preferred candidates among the various political parties that are jostling for political offices, especially, the position of the Nigerian president.
“We are very much on top of the current situation in the political milieu. We are watching the political developments as they unfold in the country.
This is the verdict of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) today, Thursday, in a statement in Lagos by its Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin,
The spokesman stressed however that the OPC would support any candidate that give practical consideration to restructuring of Nigeria, saying that things would get right when all the federating states developed at their own pace.
“Nigeria can only get it right with restructuring.
“The coming election will definitely come with various challenges and opportunities and some of the opportunities will be for us to align with those ready to bring to the table, a policy direction that can impact our lives positively.
“Not only that, it is our duty as a group to promote the ideals of restructuring,” he said.
“The beauty of restructuring was encompassing, stressing that the best could only come to Nigeria through restructuring.
“We need to promote ideals that have human face and that is what restructuring is all about.
“It is sad that we are still borrowing money to finance the budget, particularly, at a time when election is about three months away.
“It is sad that majority of Nigerians are suffering with the abundant human and material resources that are abound in the country.
“We believe in the struggle to liberate the Yoruba nation as it is being promoted consistently by our amiable leader, Aare Gani Adams, therefore, we will never compromise our values as a self determination group.”
