The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has berated selfish politicians in the country, accusing them of being ruled by selfish interests which he said was causing disunity across the land.

The Ooni spoke on Friday at a forum organized by the Yoruba Unity Forum and held at the residence of Chief Obafemi Awolowo in Ikenne, Ogun State.

Speaking on the Forum’s theme, ‘The State Of The Nation: Yoruba, Where Are We?”, the  traditional ruler said Nigeria would not be this disunited if politicians learnt to love other people beyond themselves.

While calling for purposeful and honest leadership by politicians of Yoruba extraction to further develop Yorubaland like the late Awolowo, the Ooni said the present crop of politicians in the country do not care about what happens to the country.

His words: “The political situation in this country is nothing to write home about, they think of themselves and their children but they forget about the people and the country. The disunity we are facing now is because they have failed to love one another.

“During the era of Obafemi Awolowo, there was no disunity in the country, the situation of Nigerian politics then is nothing but one in a kind. If Obafemi Awolowo had not done the expected, a person like me and other royal fathers would not be here today but his good deeds during his life time cannot be undermined.

“Disunity and selfish interest had not been the foundation of this country but this era, the political leaders  are not honest to themselves nor to the people, they don’t love one another.

“There is no unity among them . The political leaders are not thinking about the future of the next generation, rather they think about themselves and their children.

“Yoruba land is known for unity and togetherness and that is why we are called Omoluabi and we were on the lead unlike the current situation which has paralyzed the country.”