Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has once again reiterated its earlier endorsement for the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, in the forthcoming presidential election in 2023.
In their reaction to a statement which was credited to the Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, that the ‘Afenifere doesn’t speak for the Yoruba people on the endorsement of Peter Obi and that Afenifere is divided in respect of the purported endorsement,’ the group said neither the Afenifere nor Akeredolu will speak for Yoruba people on the candidate to support.
This response was contained in a statement issued by the …
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to wake up to his responsibilities and stop terrorists and other criminals from the wasting innocent lives in the country which has become a daily routine lately.
The group headed by a nonagenarian, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, described the handling of the security situation in the country by the Federal Government as tantamount to ceding the country to terrorists.
In a statement on Monday by the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, the group described the confession by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and …
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed strong concerns about the increasing level of insecurity in Nigeria, wondering if the country’s leader, President Muhammadu Buhari was even aware of the situation.
Afenifere claimed that the rate at which insecurity was spreading was as if there was no authority that could control the monsters in a statement released by its national publicity secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, on Monday.
It was pointed out that the current president, Muhammadu Buhari, is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, making him directly responsible for the security and welfare of Nigerians, according to the …
Afenifere which is the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation has finally come out to distance itself from a social media account which has been allegedly linked to its Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo.
In a statement by Comrade Jare Ajayi who is the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Afenifere had reiterated that the Twitter account which some electronic media houses quoted does not belong to any of its leaders, least of all, Pa Adebanjo.
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“It is hereby clearly stated that Chief Adebanjo has no social media account of any sort. Whenever he …
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday reiterated his call for a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction.
Adebanjo said it is the turn of the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s President because other regions have ruled the country.
He spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today in a program which was monitored by Africa Daily New, New York.
The Afenifere leader argued that former President Olusegun Obasanjo who led for eight years and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo hail from the Southwest.
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The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday, stated that although it was surprised over the reported arrest of Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, it was, however, still studying the situation of events before making a formal statement.
Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Igboho was reportedly arrested in the Benin Republic while allegedly trying to flee to Germany.
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When contacted, Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, said: ‘The news of the arrest was a surprise. But the …
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to send a Bill on restructuring to the National Assembly if he truly believes that only the national assembly can carry out such constitutional duty.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that in his Democracy Day speech, Buhari pointed out that the responsibility of restructuring the country as being clamoured by some Nigerians lies with the National Assembly.
However, while reacting to this yesterday, the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Comrade Jare Ajayi in a statement said asked the President to as a matter of urgency send the bill on …
The Acting leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, yesterday said the group was not against the continued stay of the Fulanis in Yorubaland as widely speculated in the several quarters by mischief-makers.
According to him, the group is only asking the criminals elements among the Fulani to vacate the land in the interest of peace.
‘We are certainly not asking the Fulanis among us to leave. Those we are asking to leave are those among them who engage in various acts of banditry like kidnapping, raping of our women, killing, preventing our farmers from cultivating …
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere has renewed the call for the restructuring of Nigeria, warning that the country is on the brink of imminent collapse.
The group stated on Thursday during its monthly national leadership caucus meeting held at the country home of its Leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, Ondo State.
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Afenifere in a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting and released to journalists by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, said the country had virtually become ungovernable and unless it is restructured and restored to federalism, …
The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, on Friday declared that no inch of Yoruba land will be ceded to creditors of the Federal Government should there be reasons for its creditors to make such demands.
Afenifere was reacting to reports that the Federal Government had signed an agreement with the Chinese government, which contains a clause that compels Nigeria to waive its immunity for itself or its property in case of a breach of the agreement.
In a statement by its spokesman, Mr Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere described the disclosure that a clause in a loan agreement signed by the President Muhammadu …
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), on Sunday, declared that the Yoruba nation is ready to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023.
The body called on prominent Yoruba leaders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to urgently address the unwarranted division among its ranks and ensure that the southwest region clinches the presidential ticket of the party in 2023.
Addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, the ARG Publicity Secretary in Ekiti, Prince Michael Ogungbemi, said “ARG had met and we had concluded that the Yoruba nation is ready to
A leader of Afenifere, Senator Femi Okurounmu, has said that Nigeria is being ruled by Northerners, whom he described as having almost little or no education.
Okurounmu, while speaking on the nation’s 21 years of uninterrupted democracy, expressed displeasure that many Southern youths who graduated from the university with good grades are roaming the streets with no jobs, saying Northerners are the ones getting employed.
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“In terms of development, Nigeria has been going very slippery downhill since 1999. Poverty has been increasing at an alarming rate. The level of youth
