Obi Endorsement: Ninety-Nine Percent Of Afeniferes Are Behind Tinubu- Adeyeye Tells Adebanjo
AFNews Reporter
Aug 26, 2022
Dayo Adeyeye, national chairman, South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA), has faulted the endorsement of the presidential bid of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi by Ayo Adebanjo who is the leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, saying that it is personal decision.
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Adebanjo had in July expressed his support for Obi opining that he would govern independently "without the influence of these criminals in the governmentÔÇØ.
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"It is only Peter Obi that can rule independently without the influence of these criminals in the government. Tinubu will only give continuity to Buhari's incompetence,ÔÇØ
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However in an interview on Thursday, Adeyeye stated that Adebanjo's support for Obi's presidential ambition does not represent Afenifere's because the organization is "not a one-man showÔÇØ
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"I have respect for Adebanjo. He is my leader in Afenifere. As of today, the leader of Afenifere, for clarity is Reuben Fasoranti,ÔÇØ he said.
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"There is no faction in Afenifere. What Fasoranti has merely done was that since he is advanced in age, he appointed someone to act on his behalf in the interim and that person is Ayo Adebanjo.
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"If a decision is going to be taken by Afenifere, it is not a one-man show.
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"What I read in the papers was a personal decision of Adebanjo and not the opinion of Afenifere,
"Whatever Adebanjo said was not a statement issued at the end of a meeting of the organization, it was his personal decision.
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"It is not a fact that Afenifere is divided or there is faction.
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"Ninety-nine per cent of the Afeniferes are behind Tinubu.
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"I expect this (election) to be perhaps the most competitive election and one that will be watched more keenly throughout the world because Nigeria is at a crossroads and we must get it right.
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"I believe we have that candidate who can turn things around for good for Nigeria.
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"I do not see a possible run-off because the bar for you to be declared elected as president is not too high as we have it in some other nations of the world.
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"In Nigeria, what you need is to have the majority of the votes and one-quarter of the votes in two-thirds of the states. I think that is easier to secure. We have the network.ÔÇØ
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— AFNews Reporter