The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has likened the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to late nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
He said Tinubu is a living legend, whom the people of South-West ought to appreciate.
The monarch, enjoined all Yoruba sons and daughters to support and accord the necessary regard to the former Lagos State governor as an “image of Yoruba nation”.
In a statement titled, ‘Tinubu, a Living Legend, Says Oluwo’ and signed by Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the Special Adviser on Civic Engagement to Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, the royal father spoke on Friday while receiving Oyintiloye who paid him a visit at his palace in Iwo.
The governor’s aide quoted Akanbi as saying, “Tinubu should be made the image of Yoruba nation who shall be speaking on our behalf because he’s a symbolic living legend.
“Because of his sterling qualities which he has exhibited over time, he should be likened to our late foremost leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo whose charismatic personality and progressive leadership have immensely contributed to the plenary development of the Yoruba nation.
