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seunmsg:
Ayo Adebanjo is old, senile and foolish.

Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has accused Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of bribing some members of the group to cause division within, ahead of the 2023 general election.

Mr Adebanjo, who made the allegation while speaking on Sunday with Peoples Gazette, said he’s not ready to engage Mr Tinubu, whom he accused of inducing a few members of Afenifere to curry favour in his preparation for the polls.

He insisted that Afenifere had already endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) for the next year’s election based on principle.

“Tinubu bribed some people with little money to put up a show that there’s a division in Afenifere. I won’t engage him and those he gave money to because we have already made our position clear that Peter Obi is our candidate. Peter Obi as president will serve our interest better than Tinubu,” Mr Adebanjo told The Gazette on Sunday in a telephone chat.

The latest reaction from Mr Adebanjo is coming following Mr Tinubu’s visit to Reuben Fasoranti, a foremost leader of Afenifere, at his hometown of Akure, Ondo capital, on Sunday.

Mr Adebanjo, who took over as the leader of the Afenifere in March 2021 after Mr Fasoranti, 96, stepped down from the leadership of the pan-Yoruba group during a meeting held at his residence, had consistently expressed his disavowal to Mr Tinubu’s presidential bid.

Mr Tinubu had stormed Mr Fasoranti’s residence in the company of Bisi Akande, a former interim chairman of the APC; Iyiola Omisore, APC National Secretary; Pius Akinyelure, a Former National Vice Chairman of the APC South-West Zone; Dayo Adeyeye, National Chairman, Southwest Agenda for Tinubu 2023 presidential ambition (SWAGA), among others.

The Gazette had reported how the APC presidential candidate shortly after his arrival immediately went into a close door meeting with Mr Fasoranti where he received the “blessing” of the Afenifere leader.

However, some members of the pan-Yoruba group, which included Mr Adebanjo and the Secretary-General, Sola Ebiseni, completely stayed away from the meeting held inside the compound of Mr Fasoranti.

During the visit, Mr Tinubu was endorsed for the 2023 presidency by the leaders of the Afenifere, who attended the meeting amid the division in the pan-Yoruba group.

The leaders of the group, who were from the six South-West states including Kwara and Kogi, said that the APC presidential candidate remained the best choice for Nigeria.

Speaking on behalf of the Afenifere leaders, Sehinde Arogbofa, the group’s former General Secretary, said Mr Tinubu is a true son of Yoruba land, hence their support for him in the 2023 election.

Mr Arogbofa told Mr Tinubu to address the issue of insecurity and restructuring with all seriousness if elected the next president of Nigeria.

He also pleaded with the APC presidential candidate to be a leader that will unite Nigeria and work for the progress and development of the country.

“You are not just a Yoruba man but a Nigerian. When you become President, consider Nigeria in all you do but never forget home.

“Our demands are what you know already. Restructuring, security, and fixing the economy. Our country is no longer safe. We want state police so that the country will be safe,” the Afenifere leader said.

While presenting his manifesto tagged “Renewed Hope” to the Afenifere leaders, Mr Tinubu said has continued to receive massive support for his presidential ambition from the North adding that he would be fair to all regions if elected.

He added that his ambition was to turn things around for the better in the country, boasting that he would win the 2023 election.

“So, anybody that would defeat me in the race shall sweat,” Mr Tinubu added.

Junior66:
Are you in Kuduna north or south? Tinubu should have some presence in Kaduna north but I doubt he will get a single vote from any Christian in Kaduna south.

tinsel:
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tinsel:
. He is contesting under APC. So who else will they vote for apart from his opponent in PDP? This is not about Tinubu. He is not even on the APC campaign council.

tinsel:
And you guys don't know that Ali Ndume is not even supporting Tinubu. Maybe they are not happy and want to vote him out.

buckeyemedia:
APC will destroy Atiku in the North, he doesn’t stand a chance.

Pdp is finished, even Wicked Wike confirmed it yesterday.

Knowing the kind of person I am, there’s no way I would’ve supported a Christian Christian ticket in this country. In a diverse and religious country like Nigeria, it’s actually insulting to have two people of the same faith leading this nation.

Also any northerner that tells you he would be okay with two Christians leading this nation is being hypocritical. 99% of Muslim northerners would’ve kicked against a Christian Christian ticket. Our scholars and ulamas would’ve spent hours preaching against it.

NwaMamaIwota:
lol I predicted this.

Northerners cannot afford to split their votes into 3 Atiku Tinubu and Kwankwaso or even 4 because I heard that the Mustapha guy has some followers too.

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ChangetheChange:

Where will Tinubu get his audio Northern votes from now?
Tinubu ti lule lekan si

Deenee34:
Atiku has became the nightmare of all the presidential candidates

garfield1:
Cc adegbaraogboye, trinitycian

obembet:
I prefer Atiku.

I want Atiku.

I will vote Atiku.

garfield1:
Samuel works for an NGO in the north east.why not go back to 2019 threads and confirm his statements? He doesnt mean he must be from there to sample opinions.are you from Kaduna?
Kyase has never supported tinubu. Once tinubu won primaries, he started supporting atiku

garfield1:
Am talking of Samuelanyanwu.... He works for pdp secretary Sam anyanwu so be careful.you dont love pdp more than him...
As for kyase,he hates tinubu.he was supporting atiku initially.he is based in Kaduna so stop talking nonsense

obembet:
I don want good news from labour party and APC.



Power must remain in North

Kagd10:
Lmfao. See tears. Wetin I do? I'm not the one inciting like you and your people here. All what I said was to give advise or dish back/respond in equal measure to any inciting speech from anyone.

garfield1:
This guy is a longtime pdp supporter.he supports atiku incase you dont know. He is based in borno,grew up in benue.all his predictions concerning the north since 2019 have checked out.why not go through his past comments and posts? He doesn't comment much so it won't be hard

Kagd10:
He should be withdrawn for a North central man since the Fulani and their conquered Hausa slaves are planning to betray Tinubu for Atiku who was the father of the day on the wedding of Buhari's son.

obembet:
The good news is that they no go labor party

Kagd10:
Another gibberish from ipob miscreantt. No one trust you with power becos you once had it but your bigotry, clannish, hate led you to killing every regional leaders apart from Igbos while betraying everyone yet you dare play the victim. You're the one wailing cos you can't self determinate without crying about SS.

APCNGN:
That guy is a clown.

SamuelAnyawu:
I’m fully based in the North Bro.

Kyase:
Who Dey ogbomosho
I no fit argue with you ai
You no reach
Even Bachir El Rufia no fit argue KD with me
Na you wey just enter yesterday

Kyase:
Shey I tell you say I no get that kind money

But I can tell you this between heaven and earth make God comoth hand
Tinubu will have more than 500k/30% votes in KD

Two months in kd and you done conclude

Taiwo road and environ plus Badiko alone go give tinubu more than 100k votes
I Dey sure, you know why I talk the bolded, newbie

Only KD base go understand me