The Middle Belt Forum has slammed a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, for endorsing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying that history will judge him (Fasoranti) for his action.

Crisis rocked Afenifere when the group reportedly declared its support for Tinubu during the former Lagos State governor’s visit to leaders of the group in Akure, Ondo State.

Fasoranti and other Afenifere chiefs were also said to have prayed for the APC presidential candidate.

The endorsement was, however, dismissed by the acting leader of the socio-cultural group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who maintained that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, remained Afenifere’s choice, adding that Fasoranti had no constitutional authority to act as the leader of the organisation.

But the President of the Middle Belt Forum, Pogu Bitrus, said in an interview with our Sunday PUNCH, “It’s an unfortunate development because we believe leaders of the socio-cultural groups are people who have gone beyond the levels of parochial ethnic and whatever consideration, looking at things passionately at the national level.

“Pa Fasoranti, with his age and everything, we respect him. We know that he left that office about two years or so ago and Pa Adebanjo is the leader. His coming back to make such an issue out of the context of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an unfortunate development and I think history will judge him, not because we are of different views.

“That is not the reason; the reason is we believe that at a stage in life, one goes beyond some level of being parochial, but act as a statesman. I want him to reconsider his stance.”

Bitrus, who said the MBF did not see Fasoranti’s endorsement of Tinubu as an attempt by politicians to cause confusion within Afenifere and divide it, urged him (Fasoranti) to consider whether his action was in the best interest of Nigeria.

Asked whether the Middle Belt Forum was open to engaging with presidential candidates, he said, “We have already declared our stand. Right before the primaries, we said we would not support a northern candidate because we believe it is the turn of the South. While we were open to all southern candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu did what we believe we cannot accept.

“In Nigeria, where Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, militia and many other insurgent groups are of Islamic extraction, fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket is not acceptable; so, as far as we are concerned, he (Tinubu) is out of the consideration because we have to look at things that will benefit the nation, not just considering things based on sentiment.”

However, the Pan Niger Delta Forum said it had not endorsed any presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

PANDEF said although it met with Peter Obi on August 23 in Lagos, it made it clear that it would engage with other southern presidential candidates

The spokesperson for the group, Ken Robinson, said, “There has been no consensus on Peter Obi. PANDEF has not endorsed any presidential candidate. PANDEF agreed that the next president should come from southern Nigeria.

“As was communicated in the last extraordinary meeting that was held on the October 20, we made it clear that we were open to engaging with all presidential candidates from southern Nigeria; it is after those engagements that PANDEF will communicate its decision on who to support.

“Our position at the meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum which was held on June 25 was and remains that we shall engage with all southern presidential candidates.

“Let me also add that before the primaries, the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, based on the issues of fairness, justice, fairness, and equity, and inclusiveness, had added a caveat to our demand for power shift to southern Nigeria by saying preferably to the South-East and that did not indicate any presidential candidate at the time.”


https://punchng.com/history-will-judge-fasoranti-for-endorsing-tinubu-mbf/

This is the case of what money can not do, more money can do it.
Tinubu money can buy him anything except two things: 2023 presidential and life.

Posterity with judge him for endorsing a criminal and a thief

Tulunbu is a criminal

"In Nigeria, where Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, militia and many other insurgent groups are of Islamic extraction, fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket is not acceptable; so, as far as we are concerned, he (Tinubu) is out of the consideration because we have to look at things that will benefit the nation, not just considering things based on sentiment.”

It will be dangerous to hand over Nigeria wealth to Tinubu and his extremely corrupted gangs.

Anybody can endorse anybody

another1:
The Middle Belt Forum has slammed a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, for endorsing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying that history will judge him (Fasoranti) for his action.

Crisis rocked Afenifere when the group reportedly declared its support for Tinubu during the former Lagos State governor’s visit to leaders of the group in Akure, Ondo State.

Fasoranti and other Afenifere chiefs were also said to have prayed for the APC presidential candidate.

The endorsement was, however, dismissed by the acting leader of the socio-cultural group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who maintained that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, remained Afenifere’s choice, adding that Fasoranti had no constitutional authority to act as the leader of the organisation.

But the President of the Middle Belt Forum, Pogu Bitrus, said in an interview with our Sunday PUNCH, “It’s an unfortunate development because we believe leaders of the socio-cultural groups are people who have gone beyond the levels of parochial ethnic and whatever consideration, looking at things passionately at the national level.

“Pa Fasoranti, with his age and everything, we respect him. We know that he left that office about two years or so ago and Pa Adebanjo is the leader. His coming back to make such an issue out of the context of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an unfortunate development and I think history will judge him, not because we are of different views.

“That is not the reason; the reason is we believe that at a stage in life, one goes beyond some level of being parochial, but act as a statesman. I want him to reconsider his stance.”

Bitrus, who said the MBF did not see Fasoranti’s endorsement of Tinubu as an attempt by politicians to cause confusion within Afenifere and divide it, urged him (Fasoranti) to consider whether his action was in the best interest of Nigeria.

Asked whether the Middle Belt Forum was open to engaging with presidential candidates, he said, “We have already declared our stand. Right before the primaries, we said we would not support a northern candidate because we believe it is the turn of the South. While we were open to all southern candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu did what we believe we cannot accept.

“In Nigeria, where Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, militia and many other insurgent groups are of Islamic extraction, fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket is not acceptable; so, as far as we are concerned, he (Tinubu) is out of the consideration because we have to look at things that will benefit the nation, not just considering things based on sentiment.”

However, the Pan Niger Delta Forum said it had not endorsed any presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

PANDEF said although it met with Peter Obi on August 23 in Lagos, it made it clear that it would engage with other southern presidential candidates

The spokesperson for the group, Ken Robinson, said, “There has been no consensus on Peter Obi. PANDEF has not endorsed any presidential candidate. PANDEF agreed that the next president should come from southern Nigeria.

“As was communicated in the last extraordinary meeting that was held on the October 20, we made it clear that we were open to engaging with all presidential candidates from southern Nigeria; it is after those engagements that PANDEF will communicate its decision on who to support.

“Our position at the meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum which was held on June 25 was and remains that we shall engage with all southern presidential candidates.

“Let me also add that before the primaries, the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, based on the issues of fairness, justice, fairness, and equity, and inclusiveness, had added a caveat to our demand for power shift to southern Nigeria by saying preferably to the South-East and that did not indicate any presidential candidate at the time.”


https://punchng.com/history-will-judge-fasoranti-for-endorsing-tinubu-mbf/

Ask same people the reason for supporting Tinubu and Atiku despite the pains and suffering APC and PDP has plunge us into, they'll start spewing gibberish in a confused manner.
Greed has eaten up some Nigerians, but at the end of the day, conscience is the greatest judge ever.

southsouthking:



Ask same people the reason for supporting Tinubu and Atiku despite the pains and suffering APC and PDP has plunge us into, they'll start spewing gibberish in a confused manner.
Greed has eaten up some Nigerians, but the end of the day, conscience is the greatest judge ever.

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I think we should concentrate on individual candidacy not political parties they belong.
Obi was pdp vice presidential candidate in last election.

Baawaa:
Anybody can endorse anybody

Don't mind them . Everyone involved in this electioneering process is acting in his own selfish interests. 90% of those campaigning for Obi are doing so for tribal reasons, the rest are just jumping on the bandwagon.

This is what I have been saying just imagine how much the Pandora kleptomaniac oloriburuku criminal Peter Obi too paid to secure his own endorsement from the other Afenifere.

Deltafirstson:
This is the case of what money can not do, more money can do it.
Tinubu money can buy him anything except two things: 2023 presidential and life.

History is not going to judge anyone for supporting his preferred candidate in a democratic election. The people who will be judged are people who have trampled on the rights of Nigerians to freely choose their leaders and those who have stolen public money which they in turn invested in their family businesses.

Yesterday I bought fuel at 190 per litre. Anybody supporting and planning to vote this useless and idiotic APC is irredeemable stupid.

Macphenson:
Yesterday I bought fuel at 190 per litre. Anybody supporting and planning to vote this useless and idiotic APC is irredeemable stupid.

Doesn't everyone have a right to vote his own choice in a free and fair election?
You obidients have a knack for being vulgar and uncultured. I shudder to think of the state of the nation should Peter Obi mistakenly win

Deltafirstson:
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I think we should concentrate on individual candidacy not political parties they belong.
Obi was pdp vice presidential candidate in last election.

The difference here is, I am Edo not Igbo but i support Jutice, equity and fairness.
The Igbos has been marginalized for so long, reason they have been clamouring for succession.
YOU CANNOT HAVE 8 YEARS OF OBASANJO, 8 YEARS OF OSIBANJO and you want another 8 years of Tinubu when a section of the country has never tasted power before. It is unfair. It is this unfairness that is making other Nigerians like me that are not igbos, think competence and fairness.
Take away the Igbos from Nigeria, believe you me, there'll be no Nigeria anymore.
Enough of this madness, enough of the marginalization.
You can beat a child and still tell him not to cry.
If you give them the presidency seat, allow them go their seperate ways.
It's as simple as that.

Macphenson:
Yesterday I bought fuel at 190 per litre. Anybody supporting and planning to vote this useless and idiotic APC is irredeemable stupid.

fuel will hit 466 by January ,when subsidy will be removed

thesicilian:

Doesn't everyone have a right to vote his own choice in a free and fair election?
You obidients have a knack for being vulgar and uncultured. I shudder to think of the state of the nation should Peter Obi mistakenly win

It will be worse under your agbero boss

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Check yourself; if your reason for supporting any candidate is based on Tribal/Religious/Party Sentiments or Financial Inducements, please repent for your sake & that of future generations.

#VoteWisely

The man for the job is Peter Gregory Obi

Everything is not about money. We are tired of money bags in politics. We need a real change, and we see in Obi the change we desire"

Peter Obi for president

southsouthking:



Ask same people the reason for supporting Tinubu and Atiku despite the pains and suffering APC and PDP has plunge us into, they'll start spewing gibberish in a confused manner.
Greed has eaten up some Nigerians, but at the end of the day, conscience is the greatest judge ever.

You must be a fool.

Was Peter Obi not a member of PDP for over 8 years?

Curious345:


It will be worse under your agbero boss

Because Lagos is worse than Anambra abi?

voltron14:


Because Lagos is worse than Anambra abi?

I love Lagos. Same way I love Adamawa ,same way I love Anambra ..

But among these 3 places , LAGOS IS THE WORSE TO LIVE IN

Curious345:


I love Lagos. Same way I love Adamawa ,same way I love Anambra ..

But among these 3 places , LAGOS IS THE WORSE TO LIVE IN

But you have told Ifeanyi to take night bus to Jibowu already.

voltron14:


You must be a fool.

Was Peter Obi not a member of PDP for over 8 years?

You have every right to insult me, keep up with the insult.
Happy Sunday Bro.

southsouthking:


You have every right to insult me, keep up with the insult.
Happy Sunday Bro.

Your insults are well deserved because you take society for fools.

No be Obi be this?

voltron14:


But you have told Ifeanyi to take night bus to Jibowu already.

I don't even understand your English

Curious345:
I don't even understand your English

How would you?

another1:
The Middle Belt Forum has slammed a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, for endorsing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying that history will judge him (Fasoranti) for his action.

Crisis rocked Afenifere when the group reportedly declared its support for Tinubu during the former Lagos State governor’s visit to leaders of the group in Akure, Ondo State.

Fasoranti and other Afenifere chiefs were also said to have prayed for the APC presidential candidate.

The endorsement was, however, dismissed by the acting leader of the socio-cultural group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who maintained that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, remained Afenifere’s choice, adding that Fasoranti had no constitutional authority to act as the leader of the organisation.

But the President of the Middle Belt Forum, Pogu Bitrus, said in an interview with our Sunday PUNCH, “It’s an unfortunate development because we believe leaders of the socio-cultural groups are people who have gone beyond the levels of parochial ethnic and whatever consideration, looking at things passionately at the national level.

“Pa Fasoranti, with his age and everything, we respect him. We know that he left that office about two years or so ago and Pa Adebanjo is the leader. His coming back to make such an issue out of the context of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an unfortunate development and I think history will judge him, not because we are of different views.

“That is not the reason; the reason is we believe that at a stage in life, one goes beyond some level of being parochial, but act as a statesman. I want him to reconsider his stance.”

Bitrus, who said the MBF did not see Fasoranti’s endorsement of Tinubu as an attempt by politicians to cause confusion within Afenifere and divide it, urged him (Fasoranti) to consider whether his action was in the best interest of Nigeria.

Asked whether the Middle Belt Forum was open to engaging with presidential candidates, he said, “We have already declared our stand. Right before the primaries, we said we would not support a northern candidate because we believe it is the turn of the South. While we were open to all southern candidates, Bola Ahmed Tinubu did what we believe we cannot accept.

“In Nigeria, where Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, militia and many other insurgent groups are of Islamic extraction, fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket is not acceptable; so, as far as we are concerned, he (Tinubu) is out of the consideration because we have to look at things that will benefit the nation, not just considering things based on sentiment.”

However, the Pan Niger Delta Forum said it had not endorsed any presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

PANDEF said although it met with Peter Obi on August 23 in Lagos, it made it clear that it would engage with other southern presidential candidates

The spokesperson for the group, Ken Robinson, said, “There has been no consensus on Peter Obi. PANDEF has not endorsed any presidential candidate. PANDEF agreed that the next president should come from southern Nigeria.

“As was communicated in the last extraordinary meeting that was held on the October 20, we made it clear that we were open to engaging with all presidential candidates from southern Nigeria; it is after those engagements that PANDEF will communicate its decision on who to support.

“Our position at the meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum which was held on June 25 was and remains that we shall engage with all southern presidential candidates.

“Let me also add that before the primaries, the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, based on the issues of fairness, justice, fairness, and equity, and inclusiveness, had added a caveat to our demand for power shift to southern Nigeria by saying preferably to the South-East and that did not indicate any presidential candidate at the time.”


https://punchng.com/history-will-judge-fasoranti-for-endorsing-tinubu-mbf/

Unfortunately these MBF do not even realise they are castigating themselves by making these statements. Why do they choose Peter Obi? Is it not for erhnic and religious reasons? Have they ever considered the pedigree of Tinubu before adopting peter Obi? No!!! They chose peter obi because he comes from the east and he is Christian like them. They are guilty of what they are saying and history will judge them too. Paa Fasoranti aligned with Tinubu because of his pedigree and achievements. Not because he was yoruba. Ayo Adebanjo has always been on the side of wrong history. He has always been a loser. That’s enough instruction to those waiting for who history will judge right.

Curious345:


I love Lagos. Same way I love Adamawa ,same way I love Anambra ..

But among these 3 places , LAGOS IS THE WORSE TO LIVE IN

Yet all the chukwu and Obi take night bus to Lagos looking for job and money?

Lol


Tinubu is sure winning the coming election and succeed Buhari

I hope Obi utilized this opportunity to cash out from his gullible online miscreants and he should not for any reason step down for his uncle Atiku

Words of wisdom