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Yesterday In the understanding of ‘ethnicity as the expression of solidarity and common loyalty of peoples who share among themselves a country and a culture’- Chief Obafemi Awolowo was right to commit himself to the notion and evolution of ethnic solidarity among the Yoruba. To put it in his precise phrase “I would see to it […]
Continue ReadingPan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday in Lagos, celebrated the life and times of its late leader and elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, with a public symposium. The event, which officially birthed the annual public lecture in honour of the late nationalist and pro-democracy activist, was held in commemoration of his 97th posthumous birthday. Venue […]
Continue ReadingThe journey started with being born to Chief Oduola Osuntokun, cabinet minister, Western regional government from 1955 to 1966 straddling the government of Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola. This biological fact was reinforced with being portentously named Akintola. There was absolutely nothing wrong with this name until the Action Group, AG, crisis broke out […]
Continue ReadingIn a communique issued at the end of a meeting of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere led by late Chief Ayo Adebanjo, held at the late leader’s residence in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State on Tuesday, the group has announced its former deputy leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, as its new leader. The replacement came a few […]
Continue ReadingIn the course of the week, I had cause to be at the Akure, Ondo State-home of the Afenifere Leader, Reuben Fasoranti, and I saw modesty in its raw form. From Fasoranti’s symbolic bungalow which has played host to presidents, governors and other crème-de-la-crème of the society in their monstrous agbada or Babarigas, to the […]
Continue ReadingWhen sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village-office in Lagos, little did I know that a big surprise was waiting for me. A fine gentleman with a consistent commitment to the progressive bent, Odumakin had offered to pay me a visit but since it was unYoruba […]
Continue ReadingThe pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has passed a vote of confidence in the Pa Ayo Adebanjo’s leadership of the organisation. This is just as the group affirmed Oba Oladipo Olaitan as deputy leader of the organisation. At the meeting of the organisation held at the Isanya Ogbo residence of Pa Ayo Adebanjo on Tuesday, the […]
Continue ReadingThe pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, in a communiqué released by the group’s General Secretary, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has faulted the Supreme Court judgment upholding President Bola Tinubu’s election. The communique reads in part: “Nigeria is a federation of entrenched ethnic nationalities which has failed to evolve into a nation because of the deviation from the […]
Continue ReadingBEING THE COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING OF THE AFENIFERE HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF OUR LEADER, CHIEF AYO ADEBANJO AT ISANYA OGBO OGUN STATE ON TUESDAY 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2023. 1. 00 PREAMBLE. 1.02 The Afenifere held its regular monthly General Meeting today, 28th day of March 2023, […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has announced the suspension of its Publicity Secretary and its Organising Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi and Abagun Kole Omololu respectively over alleged misconduct. Afenifere also insisted that the 2023 presidential election of February 25, was not credible saying it was marred with lots of irregularities. The group […]
Continue ReadingThe Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has rejected the emergence of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the president-elect, insisting that Labour party’s Peter Obi won the election. The group stated this in a statement signed and released by its National leader and Secretary General, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Sola Ebiseni, after its Special […]
Continue ReadingPan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed its opposition to the formation of an Interim National Government (ING) instead of conducting the 2023 general election in Nigeria. The position of the group was contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, issued on Tuesday. Afenifere urged President Muhammadu Buhari to resist any temptation […]
Continue ReadingPan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere on Saturday berated the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, over the latter’s comment against the agitation of the Oodua Nation. At the launching of emblem appeal to flag off the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebrationsb held in Akure, the state capital on Friday, Akeredolu, the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ […]
Continue ReadingI was watching the recent Anikulapo film when I recieved a call from a close friend, ‘Guy, Tinubu don buy your Papa and your grandpapa join!’, he laughed and added ‘Upon all your noise’, refering to my articles vehemently criticizing Tinubu buying delegates, bishops and anything, dead or alive, in pursuit of his presidential ambition. […]
Continue ReadingAfenifere is just naturally fulfilling prophecy ordained by God, being Obidient to the demands of the Universe, by supporting Peter Obi for a greater cause and evolution of humanity to a higher level of political evolution and global consciousness based on universal Justice. Afenifere and Yorubas as a whole that fought for cultural justice to […]
Continue ReadingThis is not the best of times for Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political organisation. Since the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, visited the Akure home of an erstwhile leader of the group, Pa Rueben Fasoranti, early this week, a new controversy has erupted. The foregoing is to say that Afenifere is not […]
Continue ReadingNational leader of the mainstream Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said on Sunday, that he was not supposed to be at the meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where some Yoruba people endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for 2023, insisting that his support for the candidate […]
Continue ReadingBeing the text of the press conference addressed by Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Leader of the Afenifere, a Yoruba social political group, in response to the spokesperson for the All Progressives Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Bayo Onanuga’s Facebook post accusing him (Adebanjo) of speaking for himself and not the group. Adebanjo said: “Why Afenifere Supports South […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has criticized elder Yoruba statesman Pa Ayo Adebanjo over claims that pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi. Tinubu, in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, […]
Continue ReadingWhen Afenifere recently announced its support for Peter Obi’s presidential candidacy, under the auspices of the labour party, not a few were taken by surprise, for various reasons. Perhaps the most vocal have been political associates and supporters of former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of APC. Tinubu’s supporters argued, in effect, that […]
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