2023: There Is An Attempt To Split Afenifere – Adebanjo Reveals Plot

 

The leader of the pan-Yoruba group Afenifere Chief Ayo Adebanjo has revealed that politicians are trying to split the group over its decision to endorse Peter Obi of Labour Party for 2023 presidential election.

 

He was reacting to Bola Tinubu’s visit to a former leader of the group Pa Reuben  Fasoranti.

 

Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), had visited Pa Fasoranti in Akure on Sunday where the former Lagos State governor was endorsed.

 

But during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Chief Adebanjo who earlier endorsed Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi said the latest move was aimed at splitting the group.

 

“There is nothing going on other than an attempt to split Afenifere to which I will not be a party,” he said on Monday.

 

“It is a sort of conspiracy among those who want to see Afenifere divided. They have been on this plan for over a month ago and my members came to me to alert me about it and I said, ‘Don’t talk about it. It would be a diversion’,” the Afenifere chieftain added. “All we want now is an election on issues.”

 

He said Pa Fasoranti had called to inform him about Tinubu’s planned visit. He said the former Afenifere leader was initially not open to receiving the APC candidate but he persuaded him to do so.

 

“I will tell you the story and I won’t go further,” he said. “Pa Fasoranti phoned me on Friday that Tinubu had phoned him and that he wanted to come and see him and he wanted to say no. I said no, don’t do that, you are an elder statesman. If he wanted to see you, why not?”

 

“South-South has had its own and I said it is remaining the South-East,” he noted.