Why I Absented Myself From Afenifere's Endorsement of Tinubu- Adebanjo
AFNews Reporter
Oct 31, 2022
Chief Ayo Adebanjo who is the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political, Afenifere has disclosed the reason for his absence at the endorsement ceremony of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Sunday.
Adebanjo, in an interview with newsmen on Sunday said that his support for Peter Obi is clear to the public and therefore was not expected to attend the meeting, where Tinubu was endorsed.
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Adebanjo is quoted to have said, "In the first place, I was not supposed to be there. In the second place, we have made our position clear. Pa Fasoranti asked me if I was coming, I said if he asked me to come.
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"But tell him what the position of Afenifere is. Once he has done that, I'm not going into any controversy about that.
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"Afenifere has taken a stance to support Obi. Any other splinter or rebel group... I'm not going into any controversy about that. I regard that as a diversion. What we are going to do now is see that we succeed at the election," he added.
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The socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and several South West leaders had endorsed Tinubu on Sunday at Fasoranti's residence in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
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During the meeting, Fasoranti, prayed for Tinubu, just as he declared, "Tinubu will win the election."
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— AFNews Reporter