Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Organization, has fired two of its national officers: Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary, and Abagun Kole Omololu, the National Organising Committee.
According to reports, the two were fired for making an unapproved statement in Afenifere’s name and for constantly disparaging the organization.
Remember that Abagun Omololu recently issued a statement asking Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Chairman of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, to cease denigrating the Yoruba race.
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Nevertheless, in a communique released and signed by its leader, Ayo Adebanjo, and the Secretary-General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, following the group’s monthly General Meeting, held at Afenifere’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State, Afenifere denied authorizing any statement against Iwuanyanwu.
The group said: “It received a message credited to Chief Emmanuel Iwunayanwun in a viral video alleging indictment of the Yoruba as political rascals on account of ethnic violence deployed by politicians of the ruling party in Lagos State.
“On the analysis of the video and information at the disposal of Afenifere by people at the Anambra State gathering, we are convinced that Chief Iwunayanwun rightly asserted that the Yoruba and Igbo were not at war and truly condemned the shenanigans of some political rascals.
“Flowing from the above, Afenifere state that it never issued any statement and dissociate the Organisation from any such statement against Chief Iwunayanwun.
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“Observed the uncouth activities and unauthorised statements in its name and to the constant denigration of the organisation, by Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary and Abagun Kole Omololu the National Organising Committee.
“After due consideration of the unending embarrassing conduct of the two officers, the Meeting resolved that they be and are hereby removed immediately from their respective offices and their membership be suspended sine die pending further decisions after their appearance before and recommendations by the Disciplinary Committee.
”We restate our position that in accordance with the hallowed Yoruba culture of civilised conduct, Afenifere assures all person resident in Yorubaland, indigenes and non-indigenes, of protection in the conduct of their lawful duties and thus warn all threats mongers and merchants of violence to desist therefrom.”
However, Afenifere restated its opinion that the Presidential election held on February 25, 2023, was marred by all types of primitive manipulation and noncompliance with the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s constitution and the Election Act 2022.
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According to the group, the results of the valid votes cast in the Presidential election, as obtained from reputable sources, demonstrate that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, won the election.
They reasserted that “for equity, fairness, national cohesion and peaceful corporate existence, the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria shall be a person of its southern part and specifically the South-East.”
It Condemned in “the strongest terms, the campaigns of calumny and acts of ethnic violence deployed by some politicians and their hired criminal gangs in several parts of the federation during the gubernatorial election particularly Lagos State where the election was made to appear like an inter-ethnic war between the Yoruba and Igbo which greatly led to voters’ suppression and other forms of deliberate disenfranchisement through brigandage.”
The group expressed its “belief in the judiciary as an integral part of the democratic process and expect that it proves itself in the election litigations now pending before it without fear or favour and in accordance with the judicial oaths of its members, in covenant with the Nigerian people.”
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They, therefore, called on the “President and Government of Nigeria to restore the patriotic confidence and hope of the Nigerian people in the continued corporate existence of the federation which will guarantee their safety throughout Nigeria.”
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