Tag: Afenifere

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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Afenifere appoints Olu Falae as chairman

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The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has appointed Oba Olu Falae as the Chairman of its National Executive Committee. Oba Falae is a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the traditional ruler of Ilu-Abo in Akure-North, Ondo State. The appointment was made yesterday, at Afenifere’s monthly meeting, held at the Akure home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Speaking after the meeting, the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said Pa Fasoranti made the appointment to reposition the group. “Oba Falae’s appointment is meant to reinvigorate the…

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Afenifere appoints Farotimi as Secretary, demands Kanu’s release

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Afenifere appoints Farotimi

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has appointed lawyer, Dele Farotimi, as its National Organising Secretary of Afenifere. The group, in a communiqué issued on Tuesday, stated that “the General Meeting considered and approved the appointment of Barrister Dele Farotimi as the National Organising Secretary of the Afenifere”. The Afenifere leadership also called on President Bola Tinubu to forthwith release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to the group, the fair hearing of the separatist leader may no longer be guaranteed due to controversial and…

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Afenifere condemns arrest of Farotimi, demands his release

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Afenifere condemns arrest

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, has condemned what it referred to as the abduction of civil rights activist Dele Farotimi, and called for his immediate release. Recall that Farotimi was reportedly arrested by the Ekiti Police Command and remanded in prison, following his appearance in Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court yesterday. Previously, the activist had raised concerns about a plan to abduct him to Ekiti State over allegations of defamation related to his book. In response to the arrest, Afenifere on Monday issued a statement from its Deputy Leader and National Publicity…

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Afenifere chides Tinubu over lopsided appointments in favour of Yoruba

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Afenifere chides Tinubu

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has distanced itself from what it described as President Bola Tinubus bias for the Yoruba in federal appointments. Afenifere shared its reservations in a statement by its leader and the National Publicity Secretary, Ayo Adebanjo, and Justice Faleye, respectively, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday. The group insisted that they do not support Tinubu for appointing Yorubas as Heads of all arms of the criminal justice system and other sectors. They insisted that the development threatened the age-long inter-ethnic relationship and peaceful co-existence…

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“Skyrocketing energy price impacting security” Afenifere tells FG

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Afenifere tells FG

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said the high cost of energy impacts health and security just like it does to the economy. Afeniferes remark, made yesterday, is in reaction to the price of a litre of petrol now going for between N1,000 and N1,400, a kilogramme of cooking gas is about N1,500. As of 2023, a litre of fuel was N197 while a kilogramme of gas was about half the current price. In its latest report, the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), indicated that inflation rates have risen to…

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Economic hardship: Afenifere blasts Tinubu for buying jet, Cadillac Limo, others

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Afenifere blasts Tinubu

The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, has slammed the government of Bola Tinubu for spending humongous amounts of money on ostentation while Nigerians face economic hardship. The group, which spoke against the decision after its regular quarterly meeting held at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State, said Nigeria is on the verge of total collapse due to the policies undertaken by the Tinubu-led administration since coming into power last year. In a communiqu, jointly issued on Saturday by Afenifere Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan, and Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John, the group said the state…

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“Save Nigeria from total collapse” Afenifere urges FG

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Afenifere 2 Asiwaju

Afenifere has shown concern over the near collapse of state of the nation affair, since the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over. Afenifere, in a communiqu  issued and signed by the deputy leader, HRH, Oladipo Olaitan and Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John at the  conclusion of the regular quarterly meeting held on Tuesday, at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State. The group maintained that the distressing state of the nations affairs particularly since the assumption of office of the President Bola Tinubus administration which one year in the saddle has…

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“Tinubu making life extremely hard for Nigerians” Afenifere

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Afenifere 2 Asiwaju

Says his govt. spending public funds recklessly The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has said instead of President Bola Tinubu to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians he has made things progressively worse for them and compounded their woes. Afenifere, who lamented the state of the nations economy, said Tinubu has plunged Nigerians into unprecedented excruciating hardship since he assumed office last year. The group, which made their position known in a communiqu issued at the end of its quarterly meeting presided over by the Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan, held…

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