With the new title of Aare Onakakanfo of Oyo, my plan is to make friends, resolve issues and fight for the unity of Yoruba and the entire people Nigeria.
The leader of O’Odua People’s Congress, Chief Gani Adams, made this promise on Tuesday while speaking with journalists in Lagos on the new title conferred on him by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
Confirming receipt of a letter on the conferment of the titled, he said:
“This Aare Onakakanfo position will moderate my radicalism but I will not compromise.
“I am ready to make friends and resolve any issue I have with every Yoruba person and Nigerian.
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“I will, as soon as possible, meet with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I will meet Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as well as Fasehun and others.
“I am ready to fight for justice for Yoruba people and for Nigerians,” Adams said.
Adams gave the assurance that he would be good to Nigerians irrespective of their tribes.
Adams, aged 47, said Oba Adeyemi found him worthy of the title because he was young and courageous to face any aggression.
He also said that his charisma, determination, loyalty, focus and interest in the Yoruba race played a role in his choice for the title.
He thanked God for making it possible for him to be chosen, and pledged that he would serve his motherland faithfully.
The Aare Onakakanfo title was held last by the late Chief Moshood Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.
