The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has congratulated the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and urged him to justify his victory by delivering on the dividend of democracy to all Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion or political affiliations.
The group in a congratulatory message said that Tinubu’s victory would bring some measures of pride to those who made sacrifices in the struggle for June 12.
OPC in the congratulatory message on Saturday signed by Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, its president, recalled that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate was in the trenches with its late founder and president, Dr. Frederick Fasehun.
The massage reads, “OPC congratulates Asiwaju Tinubu for this historical achievement of being declared winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential elections.
“Leading a 200 million-strong nation like Nigeria will not be a small task. So much hope and expectations are pinned on Asiwaju and he cannot afford to fail.
Afolabi added, “Our prayer is that God will grant the president-elect greater ability to record greater achievements than he did in his eight years as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007.
“May God grant this country peace, progress and prosperity, as has never been experienced before.
The OPC leaded further stated, “However, because Nigerians have never been this divided and insecure since the end of the Nigerian civil war, the first task that Bola Tinubu must undertake, when he is sworn in on May 29, is that of reuniting this severely divided, disunited and insecure nation.
“Tinubu must heed to the yearnings of pro-democracy organisations like the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) and even our late founder Dr. Fasehun, by laying the foundation of a Nigeria founded on the enthronement of true federalism. We advise Tinubu to embark on the immediate restructuring of this country.
“Taming poverty and inflation remains an urgent task. The country’s four refineries must work before any move to tamper with the fuel subsidy. Other governments failed to give Nigeria home-refined domestic fuel, Asiwaju must take this as an immediate challenge.
“Tinubu is a product of the struggle. He came from the trenches. He was forced to go into exile by General Sani Abacha’s killer-squad, and he remained steadfast to the cause. He deployed his influence, connections and resources to advance the struggle of NADECO abroad.
Afolabi added, “OPC is proud to have been established in 1994 in the furnace of the fire for the struggle of June 12, just like other groups under NADECO. Our late founder and president, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, led our group to the forefront and trenches of that struggle. We shall be happy to play a role to see to the success of the incoming government of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.”
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