Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed that Yorubas will be key to his administration if he becomes the president in 2027.
Atiku dismissed fears that his government would favour his Fulani background.
In a statement released on Wednesday by his media consultant, Kola Johnson, Atiku pointed to his marital and personal ties with the Yoruba as proof of his enduring bond with the South-West.
He said, “I count myself extremely lucky indeed to have had a wife from amongst this noble species of the human race, which by this token implies that the bond uniting me together with the Yoruba is aptly like the genetic bond of a family.
“This is why the Yoruba, whether individually or collectively, have always occupied a special place in my heart.”
The former vice president assured that Yoruba interests would remain at the heart of his policymaking.
“It is also for this reason that the interest of the Yorubas will always occupy a topmost place in my policy making and governance if by the special Grace of Allah, I am lucky to be president in 2027.
“Therefore, the fear that my ascension to presidency might lead to Hausa/Fulani domination over Yorubas or other ethnic groups does not only arise, but also is absolutely unfounded because the entire Yoruba stock is my larger extended family and in-laws,” he stated.
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