Following the mixed reactions that trailed the visit of the
presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, foremost leader
of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti
has stated that he remains the leader of the group.
According to Pa Fasoranti, the frontline Yoruba group is for
Tinubu and not for Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Earlier, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, who was said to be in acting
capacity of the group, had endorsed Obi, as he insisted that it is the turn of
the South-East to produce the next President.
Shortly after Adebanjo’s endorsement of Obi, Pa Fasoranti
threw his weight behind Tinubu’s 2023 bid and blessed him.
Speaking on the issue of the leadership of the group as well
as the support for Obi and Tinubu, Pa Fasoranti said “I’m still the leader of
Afenifere. Aferenifere has not endorsed Obi, we are endorsing Jagaban (Bola
Ahmed Tinubu) for the presidency.
“As you can see, the trend, the approval and the
acceptability. You could see what happened when Tinubu came to meet me in
Akure. Media carried the whole thing.
“Adebanjo does not have the capacity to warn me not to
welcome Tinubu. Can he do that successfully?
“What happened was that Adebanjo took a stand and I took a
stand. I didn’t call him and he didn’t call me. We never spoke about the visit.
“As you can see, Jagaban is accepted and we approve of him.
Obi has no stand in our mind at all.”
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