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The leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti says leaders of the group will no longer converge on Isoya Ogbo, Ijebu home of the acting leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Chief Ayo Adebanjo.

According to the elder statesman, the meetings of the organisation will henceforth hold in Akure, the capital of Ondo State.

The NATION gathered that following the shifting of the meeting venue to the residence of the leader, Adebanjo may have ceased to be an acting leader.

Fasoranti, frontline educator and Second Republic Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State, reiterated the group’s endorsement of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

He rejected the insinuations that he was paid to endorse Tinubu, saying that he has been a man of principle all his life.

Fasoranti said those who started meeting at Ogbo after naming Adebanjo as acting leader misunderstood and misinterpreted him.

According to the newspaper, Pa Fasoranti lamented that the people shifted the meeting of Afenifere to Adebanjo’s residence because they felt he was becoming senile.

Kagd10:
Gibberish. Shouldn't you be happy at the fact that Makinde is supporting APC candidate at the federal level if you weren't planning to betray Tinubu in the first place? You think we don't know your 2 faced tendency?

Where were you phools when APC Northern leader went to a national TV to say people should vote for Atiku?

What about the Adamawa APC gubernatorial candidate who placed Atiku on her bill board, where were these phools then?

Bunch of 2 faced miscreantsss.

Anyway, it's the Southern turn. Sink that into your skull. No Fulani can succeed a Fulani. It's not possible.

Don't mind them... And who he the APC campaign director in Kano other than Ganduje?

SATANICALLY666:
Some APC members, fence sitters, Kwankwaso supporters, Tinubu supporters and influencers have openly declared their supports for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. This is coming days after Oyo state deputy governor, Adebayo Lawal, on behalf of his principal, Seyi Makinde, endorsed Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The new supporters said they will aggressively campaign and vote for Atiku in protest.

Some of the reactions below...

Only tripled? Na quadruple.

IfnobeGod20:
Just simple question and you're hopping from left to right. Your life is occupied by the thought of Peter Obi. Obi began his political career from a humble background by joining APGA and he left APGA after his Governorship reign in 2014, precisely March and was appointed as a member of Economy Team of Mr. Jonathan for less than a year before given appointment as the director of SEC in March 2015 till May 2015. From 2015 till 2019 he held no other post aside been the vice presidential aspirant to Atiku, and his subsequent journey to LP after seen that the tide was against him in the PDP because the presidential ticket was acclaimed to have been bought, which later led to the fall out in PDP today.
Let me quickly give you history you don't know.
AD as a party was formed by Afenifere and after the formation, one of their pioneer, Bola Ige invited Tinubu to come and be Lagos state governor. Bought forms for him and canvassed for his enthronement as the governor of Lagos state in 1999. Meanwhile, same Afenifere was rooting for Bola Ige to be their presidential candidate but Tinubu who was helped by the same Bola Ige, went to support Olu Falae and joined forces with the outsiders and Bola Ige lost the presidential primary to Olu Falae. This was the beginning of Afenifere and Tinubu's fall out.
In 1999 Afenifere did not support OBJ and he could not muster enough votes in south west, come 2003, Afenifere thought it wise to give their support to OBJ so that he can overwhelmingly win south west, which they did but it was only Tinubu that refused to give OBJ needed support. This infuriated Afenifere and pelt Tinubu with the group and this create feud within them and Tinubu used his power as a seating governor to polarized them and that is why we have today to groups, one called Afenifere Renewal Group and the main Afenifere. The Afenifere Renewal Group has been giving Lagos and Tinubu maximum support since the breakaway and Tinubu has been using all avenues to tout Afenifere. When he discovered he could not infiltrate into AD and control its organ, he left the party in 2006 and floated AC and this made them to be at loggerheads since then.
Now that he needed their support, he went backtracked and as he can't infiltrate their leadership, he went through the back door to meet the former leader, Pa. Fasoranti, who has resigned from Afenifere activities due to his age.
If not desperation, how is it hearable that you want to have understanding with a group and you went to meet an aged man and a former leader while the new leader is strong, active and lively. The leader of Afenifere and secretary were all absent from the meeting and you say you meet with Afenifere.
The bottom line is, Afenifere would have been like Arewa Elders Forum that will be dictating political interest of the south west but the same Tinubu killed them and made them toothless bull dog. See the way the northern and south east and south South groups very active, only the south west own inactive.
There is a common saying, you cannot eat your cake and still have it. If Tinubu had allowed the group to flourish, it would have been a political tool for the south west today but he used his self ambition to killed their aspirations of fronting for the Yorubas.
Let me just stop here. If you need more, I will ditch them out for you.

ElSudani:
Perhaps you need to explain to me why Obi was hopping from one party to the next. He even left the last one without having the decency to inform his associates in the PDP!
Tinubu is builder, he has it in him to create things and make things happen like the creation of the AD. What are the accomplishments of Obi, what did he ever create? His business was even inherited from his father.

Obi and accomplishment are mutually exclusive

[quote author=wwwihy post=118052006]Flashback: Heroes and Heroines of Democracy/June 12. L-R: Prof. Segun Gbadegesin, Wole Soyinka & Bolaji Aluko;
@officialABAT, Kunle Badmus, late Ayotunde, late Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, Abiodun Adepoju, Hakeem Fahm, Leke Adekoya, Mrs. Adetoun Gbadegeshin & Mrs. Funmilayo Adepoju.

Location: Maryland, USA. Circa 1995.[/quote]Tinubu has paid his dues. Who else deserves to be crowned if not him?
For so long we have been ruled by opportunists. In 2023, we will have the opportunity to install a man who worked and suffered for democracy because he knows what democracy means for the people.

derecho:
He'd soon realize that there's no king without the pipu.
Aboyeji alone can't influence the angry Nigerian youths besides na Lawyer hin be.
Tinubu na bad market

Who are those angry Nigerian youths? Those who used to call Nigeria zoo?

pinkPUSSY:
https://punchng.com/kwankwaso-unveils-manifesto-promises-free-waec-jamb-registrations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1667313505

Tinubu started free WAEC in Lagos 20 years ago.

Shegz4god:
The man said he didn't endorse Tinubu,that he only prayed for him and that if any of the presidential candidate come to him including peter obi ,that he would also pray for them too.. so stop this false news please

You prefer a statement from an unknown source and chose not to listen to the video and hear from the man's mouth.

Nastrademus:
I'm a Christian and I can't stand being insulted by Tinubu's Muslim Muslim ticket, and the many insults, fake bishops, church rats, father Abraham and his many insults on my religion

It's your religion that will build roads, hospitals, schools, rail, industries, etc? Go ahead and destroy yourself and your future with bigotry...

LeoDeKing:
Op, items and services you specified are available within Nigeria.

How do you now use same naira to address requirements for goods and services not available in Nigeria?

A dealer that imported iPhone at the cost of $1k will certainly sell it more than N750k. In this case, you just have to buy the iPhone at a cost higher than the prevailing cost in US.

So, the US imports petrol? They imports all the food items?

kizyalex10:
let me state some facts here,for everything we have accused tinubu of which 99 percent are true,from his age to his qualification and source of wealth ,real name and origin and even the Muslim Muslim ticket.but all these aside,but who ever have watched tinubu severally talking with or walking and feel he is still the best to take Nigeria forward,then the person is d enemy of this country,it seems igbos are the only sane people in this country,most of other tribes jst believe in this adage”our thief is better than your thief”once incompetence is coming from your region ,no problem since it’s for Nigeria we will all suffer it,since the advent of democracy,igbos have voted all tribes but their own,when d presidency have come to the south,the south west have produced 8 years of presidency and 8years as a vice,south south have produced 6 years of presidency,now it’s supposed to be the turn of the south east,and to make matters worst the south east produced the best ever presidential candidate and politician and yet,tribalism have now beclouded our sense of reasoning,we now call white black,Peter obi that we all celebrated in the past is now being twisted as a devil while d known past devil is now seen as a saint and getting endorsed .presidency is no more about competence but about tribalism,and these have kept us back as a nation,I just can’t imagine sane people picking tinubu over obi,like how,even bringing tinubu to run in this election is a slap on all Nigerians and Nigerian youths as a whole,we complain about buhari and how old he is and always on a medical tour and yet we want to vote in someone who is obviously in a worst state of health than buhari.someone who avoid national tv or gathering like a plague,someone who send his vice for everything national accessment,is it because he is yoruba?why can’t we think of Nigeria first !!!!Jesus,what kind of country did I find myself into,what kind of mad people full Nigeria,kidnapping is now everywhere,even the stupid people blindly supporting incompetence because of tribe re not left out of the hardship and insecurity,I base abroad with my family but I always see Nigeria as my home first before any other country and I still have relatives there,as things re hard there I still give them and support no matter how little,but how do u still explain campaigning for apc after this 8 years of misrule,wickedness ,assu strike,lekki tollgate,end sars,all types of animals swallowing money,unending fall of naira,highest level of criminality,illegal oil pipe connection,armed robbery,where kidnapping now seem legal,cost of living choking people to death,suicide on d rise,if all these things are happening in 8years consider how it will be for u people In16 years,I guess then the tribal sentimental bullshit will clear ur eyes that’s if u will be alive to correct ur mistakes and young enough.may all of u supporting evil,if it begins to choke u and u begin to look for visa,may it never be granted to u,may u stay here and enjoy what u brought to power.THUNDER FIRE ALL OF UNA!!!!

danngnews:
It's impossible to say Tinubu has no blame in Buhari's failure.

Is Tinubu a minister or an adviser in Buhari's government?

SenatePresdo:
Please if I may asked, why do you want Tinubu to be president?

I don't need to ask your tribe, I know you are Yoruba.

Why do you want PDP back (Atiku or Obi)?

From Baba's mouth...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATgs-YCJJCw

XerXers:
Obasanjo was rejected in SW but won the election. Buhari has been winning the north since 2003 but failing the election. Thiefnubuu does not understand national politics. Tribal solidarity is the beginning of failure

And where will PitObi votes come from? North, west, or where?
By 12PM on Feb 25, your eyes go clear

freemanq:
Who cares?

Those who were rejected at home and now looking for votes in Yorubaland.

So much has been said about Afenifere and the different factions within the group. One of the factions, which usually aligns with the opposition, declared support for Obi while the progressive faction, which traditionally aligns with the popular view among the Yorubas, is on the side of Tinubu. That said, the media seems to be giving Afenifere too much relevance and making it look like the group actually determines the direction the majority in Yorubaland goes. I haven't seen any time in recent political history when Afenifere actually influenced the voting pattern of the Yorubas. All I see are a few people trying to seek relevance and make it appears as if their view has a place in the mind of Yorubas.

Afenifere doesn't and won't, even in the nearest future, determine how the Yorubas vote. We're too sophisticated for that to happen. In the coming election, the Yorubas are united and will vote massively across the length and breadth of our land for Tinubu. Even if Afenifere has three factions, it won't change the resolve of the Yoruba people to vote massively in the direction of Tinubu.

Seun
Lalasticlala

blamingthedevil:
"I'll make Nigeria to be like Lagos...."

Petobi's manifesto

Obi may end up voting for Tinubu...

kingsways:
And the country he has spent 20 years of his life serving as a Senator should do nothing?

Do what? Those senators that are under investigation for crimes in Nigeria too should be set free because they're senators? And who begged him to serve Nigeria as a senator? We should be thanking and worshiping him for feeding fat and flying all over the world on taxpayers' sweat?

Dereformer:
Naira now #810 to a USD.

Benin Republic CFA valuable than Naira.

Vote out APC now. It is a satanic party.

We're cheating ourselves and turning around to blame the government. Everybody, both the educated and illiterates are hoarding dollar and the "gooro" eating aboki is changing the rate of dollar every hour. Congratulations to all of you... When you destroy the country finish, we will see what you can buy with your dollar.

kingsways:
Except that in the Senator has not committed any crime whatsoever

It is not a crime for a man to try to find willing donor to resolve his daughter's health issue

Then he should ask the UK government to release him - at least his lawyers should know what to do. If he hasn't done anything wrong, the court will set him free.

DaddyFreeze2020:
Obi shares more votes with Tinubu in the South West.
That's one fact everyone knows.
If both of them go ahead to 2023, Atiku would likely emerge as President coz North won't divide their votes.

Obi doesn't control the East likewise Atiku doesn't control the north.
The only person fully in control of his base is Tinubu.

EcoBrick:
https://thenationonlineng.net/breaking-no-obedients-in-ondo-says-akeredolu/

They're not anywhere in SW. Those you see in Lagos are majorly misguided Igbos youth and a few religious irritants.

Trinitycian:
https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-bribed-afenifere-members-for-endorsement-peter-obi-remains-our-candidate-adebanjo/

He should come out on the streets of any of the SW states and say this... and let's see if he would return home with all his body parts intact.

kingsways:
Somethings are not just about the individual involved but are about the honour and dignity of the country as a whole

Ekweremadu is not just a serving Senator but a three time Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Failure of the Buhari led FG to lift a finger to try to diplomatically resolve the Ekweremadu case is condemnable, in bad faith, and bad for the image and dignity of the country Nigeria.

And it is not like Ekweremadu committed any offence that is out of this world. He wrote to the the British High Commission and clearly communicated the purpose of his visit to the UK. This is just a loving parent trying to work out a solution to his daughter's illness.

It is obvious that the supposed victim had lied about many things including claiming that he was minor. And whatever be the case, the supposed victim is still hale and hearty!

Detention of Ekweremadu for months, even when he has not been found guilty of any offence is completely unacceptable!!

What implication? If you commit a crime, you're on your own whether at home or abroad. Why should the FG intervene? Being a lawmaker or whatever doesn't put him above the law. If he is arrested for breaking the law, he will have to defend himself or go in for it.

FreeStuffsNG:
Asiwaju has NW, SW, NE , NC and some parts of SS. Only SE is for PDP

Bee ni... say it louder

BATified2023:
u go cry when reality dawn on u

Them don scam obituary

PrinceOfLagos:
Nonsense

Pa Adebanjo faction is the only recognised Afenifere group

Obi is our candidate

He (Adebanjo) should tell us the Yoruba leaders on his side.. Abi. One person can't force his decision on all of us.

Among the crème de la crème of Afenifere who witnessed the event Sunday in Akure were;

- Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu
- Professor Isaac Adewole
- Oba Olu Falae
- Otunba Gbenga Daniel
- General Alani Akinrinade
- General Olu Bajowa
- Mr Sola Iji
- Dr Kunle Olajide
- Senator Cornelius Adebayo
- Bashorun Seinde Arogbofa
- Senator Iyiola Omisore
- Chief Bisi Akande
- Dare Babarinsa
- Chief Pius Akinyelure
- Deputy governor of Oyo state, Bayo Lawal
- Deputy governor of Ondo state, Aiyedatiwa.
- Chief Segun Adesegun representing former Governor Segun Osoba
- Senator Tony Adefuye
- Senator Dayo Adeyeye
- State leaders of Afenifere and many others.

It is obvious this is the real Afenifere... Any other one is fake. Surprisingly also, the deputy governor of Oyo was also in attendance This one should give the PDP serious concern. Tinubu is hitting the other contenders below the belt.

Seun
Lalasticlala

Trinitycian:
https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-bribed-afenifere-members-for-endorsement-peter-obi-remains-our-candidate-adebanjo/

Baba oponu... Tinubu induced Chief Olu Falae, Pa Fasonranti, Oyo deputy governor representing Oyo gov, etc...

Rekhina:
North has said no to APC ,
Vote Atiku for unity destroyed by tinubu and his APC .

The northern groups that were trying to outdo each other when Tinubu visited last weekend?
Keep deceiving yourself