The Yoruba Council Worldwide has charged Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the head of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, with launching a smear campaign against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate.
If you’ve been following Baba Ayo Adebajo‘s strategy, you know that Asiwaju is the target of a smear campaign. It is not due to Tinubu’s current desire; Adebanjo has always been focused on that. Asiwaju will always be prominent in any situation, the group’s president Oladotun Hassan said on Tuesday’s Sunrise Daily programme on Channels Television.
Earlier on Monday, Adebanjo reiterated his support for Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party, over Tinubu, a Yoruba guy, in his bid for the presidency.
Adebanjo stated that every Nigeria must be “Obi-Datti compliant” to keep Nigeria one in 2023, because one of our own, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is a front-runner for office, Adebanjo declared, “We will not compromise this concept of justice, equity, and inclusivity.”
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Hassan, however, asserted that the Afenifere leadership harboured animosity toward the former governor of Lagos State.
“Asiwaju is their albatross; that has been the campaign they are after. Their support for Peter Obi is at the instance of their hatred against Asiwaju.
“In the last election, Afenifere supported Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party). What is the driving force of Afenifere?” Hassan queried, adding that there is no consistency in Afenifere’s belief system and that the group’s statements could ignite ethnic violence between Yoruba and Igbo people.
“As President of Yoruba Council Worldwide, we believe in Asiwaju, we endorse Asiwaju, we are giving Asiwaju continuous support,” he submitted.
Gboyega Adejumo, an Afenifere chieftain, disagreed with Hassan and asserted that the Adebanjo-led Afenifere’s position is determined by equality, fairness, and justice.
“Afenifere has been the only socio-political organization with a high rate of success in uniting Nigerians.
“It was Pa Adebanjo who made Asiwaju governor. But this is not about a Yoruba man; it is about equity and what is right for Nigerians.”
