2023 Presidency: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi On Their Own—OPC.

<p><em>2023 Presidency<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that at a time lots of Nigerians are of the belief that the weight of Oodua Peoples Congress&comma; OPC&comma; would swell the possibility of President of Yoruba extraction in 2023&comma; the socio cultural organization says it has no connection with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo&comma; former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu and Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The trio from South West have been visible in the 2023 narratives through the activities of their respective supporters&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking&comma; Publicity Secretary&comma; Yinka Oguntimehin said the organization is not involved with a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mega Accord of 57 civil society groups rooting for southwest presidential candidate”&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In a statement on Monday&comma; he said those who dropped the name of<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;"> OPC<&sol;a> during a meeting at the weekend were engaging in fraud&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The spokesman said the Aare Gani Adams-led body at no time announced it was mobilizing for any politician or party&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He maintained that Nigeria’s problem can only be solved through restructuring&comma; to allow regions develop at their own pace as it was in the 1960 and 1963 constitutions&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are aware that when elections are approaching&comma; some politicians usually use the OPC’s name to curry favours&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There are some groups that are affiliates of political parties that usually make themselves available for politicians as at when due&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Oguntimehin told the public that those masquerading as OPC members have no known ideals&comma; programmes or activities&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When anything happens in Yorubaland&comma; you don’t hear their voices&comma; except during elections or when they are paid to issue statements against us&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Even if an angel emerges the president of this nation today&comma; without restructuring&comma; nothing will change for the better&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our position on the future of Nigeria is clearly stated in our belief in restructuring&period; That is why we root for regionalism as the best option for peace and stability&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;The statement warned persons and groups using the OPC to gain relevance or influence to stop or face appropriate actions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;