Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Yoruba Ni Colorado YNC, an umbrella association for all Yoruba in Colorado, US, has said that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock.
The group made the declaration on Tuesday in Abuja during its working visit to the Tinubu Support Group, TSG.
YNC president, Dr Adetola Obiwole, who said they were in Nigeria with a medical team to provide services to some underserved communities, urged the National Assembly to effect the necessary constitutional amendments to allow for Diaspora voting.
“We restate our unalloyed support for the President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and we are using this medium to urge the National Assembly to speed up work on legislations that would guarantee diaspora voting,” she said.
General Secretary of YNC, Prince George Sotade declared the support of Nigerians in Diaspora, particularly, the Yoruba nation for the President.
He said; “We don’t need to talk too much. There is no vacancy in the Villa. Anybody running around is just doing that to bring more votes for us, for Asiwaju. The TSG is doing a good job in getting votes for Asiwaju.
“This visit is to let the world know that the Yoruba nation in the US and by extension all Nigerians in the US are behind Asiwaju.”
Director General, TSG, Dr Umar Tanko Yakasai thanked the group for coming to give back to the country.
“Some Nigerians when they travel, they forget home and think that they are in developed countries and so don’t want to associate with the rest of us here,” he said.
Yakasai praised them for their works in the US, saying it was unfortunate that people tend to focus on the few bad eggs giving Nigeria a bad name in other countries as opposed to the majority of hardworking Nigerians doing great in their various fields.
He recalled how the group also supported Tinubu in 2023, thanking them for remaining consistent in their beliefs.
Yakasai urged them to mobilize to come home and vote, saying every vote counts.
He also called on medical personnel in the Diaspora to develop an advanced mentorship programme for young Nigerian medical professionals in the country, with a view to halting medical tourism.
