The late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III expressed his desire for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to become the next Nigerian president on his deathbed, according to his son.
The monarch died on April 22, 2023, after a brief illness at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. A year after his passing, his son Akeem Adeyemi shares their conversation, in which the Alaafin emphasized his wish for a Yoruba presidency and specifically supported Tinubu for the role. Akeem made this known in an interview with The Punch. “You won’t believe it but the last thing he said to me was, “Skimeh, bawo ni oro oga yin o?’’ He asked me how my boss’s ambition was progressing. He told me that Asiwaju Tinubu must become Nigeria’s President and I told him to rest, and that was the last thing we spoke about before he died,” the monarch’s son said. According to Akeem, who is a member of the Federal House of Representatives, the late Alaafin’s last visitor before his passing was Tinubu, and the traditional ruler had also visited 27 Yoruba monarchs to discuss the prospect of Tinubu becoming president. Akeem stated that Alaafin prayed for Tinubu’s success and urged the people of Oyo and Yorubaland to support him wholeheartedly. “I’m telling you this now. Many people will read this interview. Kabiyesi visited more than 27 Obas in their palaces to talk about Asiwaju’s emergence as Nigeria’s next President. He met Akirun of blessed memory. “He met Awujale. The last Oba that visited Kabiyesi before he died was Oluwo of Iwo, and the discussion was about Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” he added. “His last wish was to see the next President of Nigeria as a Yoruba man and not just any Yoruba man; he was particular about Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu being President. He continued; “He saw Asiwaju as a discoverer of talents, someone who’ll lay the foundation to build on, someone who will not only demonstrate good governance and put Nigeria on the path of progress and development but also as someone who knows that there’s no success without a good successor. “He said, “Prince, the reason why I want that man(Tinubu) is that it’s not about his term as President. Asiwaju will let you know that as good as you might rate his tenure, there’s no success without a good successor. “He’ll ensure after he might have completed his tenure, that he gives you a good successor. You can imagine what will become of Nigeria in that kind of situation.” Thankfully, that wish has come to pass.”
Tinubu’s alleged Guinean diplomatic passport was recently circulated on social media, causing some online users to criticize him for allegedly lying under oath to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). During an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Fashola stated that the issue of dual citizenship should not be a cause for worry. “I know he carries Nigerian passport, I don’t know of dual citizenship, I know he resided in abroad when he went on exile, I don’t know if they gave him American citizen or not,” Fashola said. 
Chimamanda Adichie’s Open Letter to US Biden and UK’s Rishi “How surprising then to see the U.S. State Department congratulate Tinubu on March 1. ‘We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted and the shortcomings of technical elements that were used for the first time in a presidential election cycle. “And yet the process was described as a “competitive election” that “represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.” “American intelligence surely cannot be so inept. A little homework and they would know what is manifestly obvious to me and so many others: The process was imperilled not by technical shortcomings but by deliberate manipulation. “I hope, President Biden, that you do not personally share this cordial condescension. You have spoken of the importance of a “global community for democracy,” and the need to stand up for “justice and the rule of law.” “A global community for democracy cannot thrive in the face of apathy from its most powerful member. Why would the United States, which prioritizes the rule of law, endorse a president-elect who has emerged from an unlawful process? “I hope it will not surprise you, President Biden, if I argue that the American response to the Nigerian election also bears the faint taint of that word, compromised, because it is so removed from the actual situation in Nigeria as to be disingenuous. “Has the United States once again decided that what matters in Africa is not democracy but stability? (Perhaps you could tell British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who quickly congratulated Tinubu, that an illegitimate government in a country full of frustrated young people does not portend stability.) “Or is it about that ever-effulgent nemesis China, as so much of U.S. foreign policy now invariably seems to be? The battle for influence in Africa will not be won by supporting the same undemocratic processes for which China is criticized.” 
