The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has backed calls for the South East to produce the country’s next president, questioning those who think the region does not deserve the seat.

The leader of the group, Ayo Adebanjo, said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, hinging his argument on federal character and equity. He said while the South South and South West have tasted power at the centre, the same cannot be said of the Igbo-dominated South East.

“How can you say rotation in the North and South, so when it comes to the South, it would be South-West and South-South every time? Is the South East not part of the South? What is the moral we are talking about?” he asked during the show.

“Is it not the South West that has served [through] Obasanjo for eight years, Osinbajo for another eight years as vice president? [The] South-South has served its own. Is the South East not part of the South? That is the question we should answer,” the elder statesman added.

‘No Sincerity In Constitution Amendment’: Adebanjo Insists 1999 Constitution Must Be Replaced

‘A Constitution That Lies’

The elder statesman believes the amendments to the constitution were not people-centred.


According to him, the country adopted federal character to cater for weaker parts of the nation, a move he maintained, has helped to foster unity among Nigerians.

Talking about merit when it comes to the 2023 presidential election would hurt the gains made so far, he said.

It doesn’t help the unity of this country if anybody is talking about merit now. It is because of the heterogeneity of the country; to keep us together that the question of this rotation comes in; to accommodate ourselves as much as possible,” Adebanjo explained.

“Why do you want to overlook that now? Coming to the South for the 2023 presidential candidate is the equity, moral, and principle, except we are deceiving ourselves.”

The Afenifere leader also faulted the just-concluded constitutional amendment by the National Assembly, describing it as insincere.

“There is no sincerity in the amendment,” he said a day after lawmakers voted on over 60 proposed amendments.

As far as he is concerned, the amendments did not carry the people along and thus were not a reflection of the true yearnings of Nigerians.



“Who are those making the amendment? Those are the beneficiaries of fraud in the Constitution,” he said. “How are you amending a Constitution you didn’t take part in. Did we make it? What is our input? A Constitution that tells lies about itself.”

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March 3, 2022 by Emeka Onwudiwe



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As it stands right now in Nigeria
We can only pray to God to intervene o

NnamdiAzikiwe:
Anywhere bele face group

Where is the belle that is facing the southeast or you don’t understand that idiom?

Is the Southeast the region with power or are we sharing money?

This ‘anywhere belle face’ statement is totally out of contest here just like 99 percent of your comments anyways.

Pa Adebanjo is just being a sage he is; being the repository of knowledge and morality to agree with reason, equity, justice and fairness; that the next president must come from the southeast or Nigeria will have to get ready to sign the divorce papers.

I can't laugh

That's what's up mah niggarr.....

This is the way it should be....

We need an ibo president

We need a no nonsense man like soludo...

Person wey go give Fulani and their bandits tough time...

he is an igbo man pretending to be yoruba.... the people that form afenifere are not yoruba people.

NnamdiAzikiwe:
igbo man go sleep.

That was a logical question demanding a logical delineation from you…

Couldn’t you have done any better?

NnamdiAzikiwe:
igbo man go sleep.

Be proud of your skull mining moniker. Shame no gree you use your suffersticated moniker from the slum. Na still Igbo name you use dey flex

Baba is sticking up for his maternal side

Penguin2:


[s][/s]Where is the belle that is facing the southeast or you don’t understand that idiom?

Is the Southeast the region with power or are we sharing money?

This ‘anywhere belle face’ statement is totally out of contest here just like 99 percent of your comments anyways.

Pa Adebanjo is just being a sage he is; being the repository of knowledge and morality to agree with reason, equity, justice and fairness; that the next president must come from the southeast or Nigeria will have to get ready to sign the divorce papers[s][/s].

Ibo man is not ruling Nigeria,make peace with that or kill yourself.

Very good
Am a yoruba man too, why cant an Ibo man be the president!

Nzeogwu did nothing wrong, he was killing corruption before it killed Nigeria.

BTW, we are long overdue for another corruption killing
.
Drugnubu should go and dye!

Jackson105:


Ibo man is not ruling Nigeria,make peace with that or kill yourself.

Irrelevant 5%

Shatap

They have no alternative than to support them. They have been bullied and blackmailed by the igbos. Yorubas are timid, fearful, cowardly and a spineless tribe.

Good enough, Adebanjo is a very popular political leader with mass followership all over the country. Instead of always making noise on ChannelsTV, he can get to work and form his own political party and hand the ticket to a SE person. With his huge followership, he can mobilize support for his SE candidate and ensures he win the election.

colorsofrainbow:

Be proud of your skull mining moniker. Shame no gree you use your suffersticated moniker from the slum. Na still Igbo name you use dey flex

Have you inform princeoflagos to be proud of his baby pounding alive and mkpurumiri addiction Moniker, don't be mischievous and hypocritical,

gentiles:
They have no alternative than to support them. They have been bullied and blackmailed by the igbos. Yorubas are timid, fearful, cowardly and a spineless tribe.

Shut up

Supporting Igbo presidency s the right thing to do as a responsible body.

Tinubu is everything wrong with Nigeria.. corrupt, selifh , greedy and a bigot.