A chieftain of Afenifere, Chief
Ayo Adebanjo, has opened up on the role played by Yoruba leaders in ensuring
the reconciliation between former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Vice
President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Adebanjo was among notable
Nigerians who accompanied Atiku to the re-conciliatory meeting on Thursday.
According to Adebanjo, the apex
Yoruba socio-cultural group, had earlier visited Obasanjo as a prelude to the
reconciliation.
Adebanjo told Sun that the Yoruba
leaders, during their visit to Obasanjo, convinced the former military leader
that all those who were opposed to the return of President Muhammadu Buhari in
2019 must forget their personal differences and unite against his re-election.
“We explained to him that if we
are all serious about fighting the tyranny and bad government of Buhari, those
of us who are opposed to him must forget our personal differences and unite to
get rid of him (Buhari) or else we may find ourselves to blame.
“The fight against Buhari is not
a personal war; it is a fight in the interest of the nation. All the qualities
that were attributed to Buhari are fake. Does he really have integrity or is a
collaborator in the corruption he claims he is fighting?
“The Maina case and the SGF case
happened under him. Even the one that was caught in the Ministry of Health and
was sacked, Buhari reinstated him. Can he defend his actions in these cases?
“So, if we truly desire to put an
end to his reign, common sense dictates that we get rid of him. If we are not
united Buhari will come back. That’s what we told him,” Adebanjo explained.
Adebanjo further explained that
the reconciliation brokered between the former president and his deputy was a
sign of unity and progress for the country.
“It is an indication that Nigeria
is prepared to send away tyranny. Men of goodwill are united to get rid of the
autocracy we are undergoing now. No matter what our personal differences may
be, the opposition to this regime must not be divided.
“If we are divided he will get
over us and deal with all of us. So, common sense dictates that no matter what
our personal differences may be, we must forget it and unite to get rid of this
government. Buhari’s return will sink this country further. All his claims in
the past three years are fake, he only deceived us and we have seen the bottom
line after three years.
“Atiku is the best available
candidate for now. Atiku may not necessarily be the best candidate to be the
next president of Nigeria, but he is the best candidate available to fight the
incumbent. And since we are convinced that that is the truth, all hands must be
on deck to support him to get rid of this bad regime.
“What we are passionate about is
the restructuring of Nigeria, true federalism. By the time Nigeria is
restructured all the differences, all areas of conflicts that we are
experiencing as a nation will disappear, that is just the basis,” he said.
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ReplyDeleteDon't mind these dollarized Yoruba leaders who collected Atiku's dollars and vowed to swap VP position for yorubas to SGF...How selfish can they be??? Till 2023 Buhari will rule and cage all of these thieves...please Nigerians get set to collect atiku's money and vote Buhari..
ReplyDeleteU see suddenly, all these fake bishops have all changed their songs... Shame on corruption
Ha, ha, ha I see baba trekking to Daura come 2019.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 3:25 I hope you are enjoying this government
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