The Social Democratic Party, SDP, presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, on Friday insisted that President Bola Tinubu does not behave like a Yoruba person.

Adebayo explained that Tinubu does not exhibit the traits of a genuine Yoruba person usually referred to as “omoluabi”.

Featuring on Channels Television’s Inside Sources, the presidential candidate said Tinubu does not meet the standard of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, as well as Ladoke Akintola and other second and third Republic leaders.

He said, “Tinubu does not behave like a Yoruba person, he doesn’t have that omoluabi character.

“There is no traditional ruler, Afenifere or clergy who can honestly go to a Yoruba gathering and say that Bola Tinubu is a Yoruba person.

“Awolowo has set the standard, if you look at Adesoji Aderemi, Ladoke Akintola, if you look at the quality of people in the Second Republic, look at the Third Republic, look at the governors, the quality of leadership, if you look around, the kind of Yoruba person you can use to represent other Yoruba people, he doesn’t meet the standard.

“I want to let you know that Yorubas are not tribalistic, they are not nepotistic. No Yoruba person will use a bad example of a Yoruba person to inspire his children.”

The Sokoto government has donated ten Hilux vehicles to the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army to safeguard the ongoing construction of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway initiated by President Bola Tinubu.

The vehicles were formally handed over by deputy works minister Bello Goronyo.

Speaking at the ceremony on Thursday in Sokoto, Mr Goronyo said Governor Ahmad Aliyu donated the ten operational vehicles to support military personnel and the security architecture for the highway project.

He described the donation as another milestone in actualising Mr Tinubu’s objective of providing critical infrastructure for Nigeria, particularly the four legacy projects under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

“This very important arterial road corridor is a stretch of about 1,068 kilometres and is going to criss-cross Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states. It is going to link to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a span of about 750 kilometres, and it will link to the Trans-Saharan route which will begin from Esso in Calabar all the way to Benue and other corridors to Akwanga, Jos, Bauchi, Gombe and beyond,” he said.

Mr Goronyo added that the superhighway is a deliberate attempt to ensure Nigeria’s infrastructure is built for prosperity, as it will be constructed on continuously reinforced concrete that will outlive the present generation by 50 years or more.

According to him, infrastructure development will add to the nation’s gross domestic product, provide safer travel, and facilitate the evacuation of agricultural produce.

He commended Mr Aliyu for the timely intervention and for demonstrating true partnership with the federal government in delivering Mr Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

(NAN)