Tag: Afenifere

Afenifere raises alarm over terror attacks in Yorubaland

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Afenifere on banditry

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented the upsurge in terror attacks in parts of Yorubaland and in other parts of Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, and made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Ajayi referenced the latest security breaches in the country. He lamented the latest killing of some Forest Guards at Old Oyo National Park in Oloka, Oriire LGA, and of four farmers in Igboho, Oorelope LGA, both in Oyo State, abduction of…

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Afenifere calls for suspension of tax reform laws

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Afenifere demands

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the 2026 Tax Reform Act, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. According to an issued statement signed by Afenifere leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, and National Publicity Secretary, Prince Justice Faloye, the group urged the Federal Government to withhold the presentation of the 2026 Budget pending a comprehensive review of Nigeria’s fiscal framework. The organisation hinged its call on content integrity, tax sovereignty, and fiscal governance. Afenifere raised allegations that the gazetted version of…

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ACF@25: Northern leaders, Afenifere demand urgent national unity to confront deepening insecurity 

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ACF@25 conference

Northern leaders, converging in Kaduna for the climax of the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), yesterday issued a stark warning that the North must urgently rebuild its unity to confront escalating insecurity.  This call was dramatically amplified by Southern Nigerian statesman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, who declared the current level of violence is the worst the Nigerian State has experienced since independence in 1960. Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, represented by his Deputy Hadiza Balarabe, reaffirmed the state’s commitment to…

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“Overhaul your security architecture”, Afenifere urges Tinubu 

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Afenifere urges

…Alleges sabotage The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently overhaul the country’s security architecture following recent attacks in Kwara and Kebbi States. Afenifere, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said that the pattern of attacks suggested sabotage aimed at eroding public confidence in the government. “The level of insecurity is calling for a thorough overhauling of the country’s security architecture”, he said. He noted that sabotage could no longer be ruled out, saying: “high-level complicity, sabotage and…

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Afenifere faults FG’s proposed $60bn 4,000km railway project

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Afenifere faults FG

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has condemned the proposed ₦100 trillion railway project by the Federal Government. The initiative was recently announced by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, alongside the Ministers of Transportation, Sa’idu Alƙali and the State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo. Reported in many media outlets, there are plans for a “$60 billion 4,000km high-speed rail from Lagos to Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt. According to the Federal Government, the projects would be carried out in 36-48 months by De-Sadal Nigeria…

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Constitutional Review: UK Afenifere calls for new Constitution to reflect true federalism

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Afenifere on constitution

As the Nigeria constitutional review nears its slated December 2025 deadline, the Afenifere Group in the United Kingdom and Europe, otherwise known as UK Afenifere, has called on Nigerians to insist on a new constitution that will reflect true federalism across the country. Recall that the 10th National Assembly had said the constitutional review is necessary due to several Bills submitted before it for consideration. The Bills include: State Creation; Electoral Reforms, Judiciary Overhaul; Local Government Autonomy, and Security Restructuring, notably the establishment of State Police and a State Security…

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Afenifere demands new Constitution before 2027 Elections

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Afenifere demands

The Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere has renewed calls for restructuring Nigeria and adopting a new Constitution before the 2027 general elections.  Marking Democracy Day on June 12, the group urged the Federal Government to implement the 2014 National Conference recommendations to promote true federalism and reduce centralised power. Afenifere’s leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, stressed the need for ethnic autonomy, equitable resource control, and a governance system that reflects Nigeria’s diversity.  Afenifere maintained that the over-centralisation of power in the presidency and the country’s dependence on crude oil revenue are unsustainable. The…

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Afenifere faction disowns anti-Tinubu statement, backs Govt. policies

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Afenifere faction disowns

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, disclaimed a report purportedly issued in its name and presented as ‘a mid-term assessment’ of the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu. Afenifere, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, explained that “The said report was not issued by it and should be disregarded by members of the public.” Ajayi stated that the organisation understood the challenges Nigerians are facing, adding that it has, from time to time, drawn the attention of those in…

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Presidency slams Afenifere faction over Tinubu’s Govt.’s appraisal

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Presidency slams Afenifere

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has dismissed allegations by a faction of Afenifere, describing them as “unfounded”. The group had accused Tinubu’s administration of inflicting hunger and poverty on the country, making false claims of successes, and engaging in nepotism and corruption– claims which Dare firmly rejected. The Afenifere faction claimed that the administration favoured “the privileged and connected” through corrupt practices in palliative distribution and mega-project allocations. However, in a statement issued on Tuesday, the president’s aide said the allegations are…

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Mid-term Report: “Tinubu woefully failed Nigerians” – Afenifere  

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Afenifere on mid term

Prominent Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has issued a blistering midterm assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, describing the last two years as a period of “regressing hopelessness and despair”. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by the group’s leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan, and National Publicity Secretary, Prince Justice Faloye, Afenifere accused the President of monumental failure across all key sectors. Titled: “President Tinubu Woefully Failed Nigerians – Afenifere Midterm Report”, the document presents a damning critique of the administration’s performance, warning that the country is drifting towards “totalitarianism, mass…

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