The family heads in Ibadanland, under the banner of Authentic Mogajis on Wednesday queried the interest of the former governor of Lagos state and the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) Senator Bola Tinubu in the gubernatorial election of Oyo state.
The group also warned a former governor of Oyo state, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala over his recent ultrances against the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rasidi Ladoja.
The authentic Mogajis in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Wale Oladoja in Ibadan on Wednesday said the Saturday election is about Oyo State and should allowed to remain same without external influence.
The statement reads in part: “We believe that Ogbomoso and Ibadan are from the same mother, therefore, we don’t expect Akala to cause crisis between the two ancient cities.
“What is the interest of Tinubu in Oyo guber politics? It is open secret that he is instigating two brothers against each other and it is not acceptable to us. The candidates of PDP and APC are our sons and we don’t want external forces to create divisions among them.
“Both of them are gentlemen from Ibadan”. the group said, adding that it won’t allow any individual to insult the stool of Olubadan and the High Chief Rasidi Ladoja for saying the truth to the authority.
The statement further urged the former governor to desist from any damaging statement that could put the whole of the state into jeopardy, adding that the entire people of the state aware of the deal between him and a former governor of Lagos state, Senator Bola Tinubu on the Saturday’s guber election.
The family heads noted that Ladoja is a man of integrity who has a passion for the progress of his people and the state as a whole.