Tag: Afenifere

State of the nation: ‘Nigerians should defend themselves against bandits’ Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Tuesday, urged Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits warning that Nigeria is fast moving into the precipice. Afenifere also expressed worry over the worsening security situation in the country noting that it is threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria. In a communiqu issued at the end of its monthly meeting held at the country home of its acting leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the Yoruba group said the state of the nation calls for concern. Those present at the meeting were Deputy Leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan;…

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Grazing Reserves: ‘Buhari in fools paradise’ Afenifere

Aminu Imam

…Says it’s waste of taxpayers money The pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has described the approval given by President Muhammadu Buhari to review grazing reserves in some states as not only a waste of taxpayers’ money but a sweet pipe dream in a fools paradise. Its General Secretary, Chief Sola Ebiseni, in a statement in Akure, the Ondo state capital lamented that the President was wasting taxpayers scare resources on a programme which conception lacks all conceivable growth capacity. The statement partly reads: The approval by President Muhammadu Buhari…

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“There is nothing new in Babangidas interview” ? Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said the former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, has said nothing new in his interview during a television programme yesterday, describing the interview as a sour taste in the mouth. The Secretary-General of the group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, stated this while reacting to the interview criticising Babangida, popularly known as IBB, for saying that he annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election to prevent a coup in the country. Ebiseni said IBB was hiding under one finger, with his claim that some top…

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“Apologise for your ill-advised comparison of Igboho to Moses, Prophet Muhammad” – MURIC warns Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The Muslim Rights Concern group(MURIC), has demanded for an unreserved apology from Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, comparing Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho, to Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Afenifere had compared Igbohos current travail in Benin Republic to that of Prophet Muhammad in Madinah. In a press release issued by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said Afeniferes statement was not only sacrilegious but outrageous and audacious, and advised Afenifere to compare Igboho to any of the Yoruba heroes, if they must idolise him. The Afenifere socio-cultural group had compared Igbohos current…

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Nigeria may not survive beyond this year’ Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has said the signs of the end of Nigeria is very clear, but said the Buhari administration still has the chance to avert the looming catastrophe by yielding to the demands of agitators in the country particularly, the demand to restructure the country. Afenifere, which made this known on Sunday, as part of the resolutions of its Executive Council, after reviewing recent developments in the country, at its meeting held at the Lagos residence of its acting leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, said Nigeria may not…

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Insecurity/Secession agitations: ACF to meet Ohanaeze, Afenifere

Aminu Imam

…Asks Igbo leaders to stop killings of northerners in S/East The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said it is planning to meet with leaders of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Afenifere and South-South groups, in the wake of agitations for the break-up of Nigeria and other security concerns. It, however, in the interim assured the security of Ibos living in the North and called on the South-East leaders to equally stop daily attacks and killing of ordinary northerners living and doing business in the South-East. These were contained in a communique issued…

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“Give us new Constitution before 2023 to avert Nigerias drift to anarchy” Afenifere, Ohanaeze, MBF, others tell FG

Aminu Imam

Some of the nation’s apex socio-cultural organisations, the Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Middle-Belt Forum, and the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, yesterday urged the Federal Government to give the country a new people-oriented federal Constitution before the 2023 elections to avert Nigerias drift towards another civil war and forceful disintegration. The organisations stated this in a communique issued at the end of an inter-ethnic peace dialogue, with the theme: Restructuring and 2023 Power-Shift: Nigerias Make or Break Factor for Political Survival, convened by Comrade Kennedy Iyere, and organised in Abuja by Youths Off The Street…

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Buhari, Osinbajo, Ekweremadu, South, Middle-Belt Leaders, others mourn Odumakin

Aminu Imam

The demise of the spokesman of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has continued to elicit messages of grief with President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, expressing shock at his untimely death. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) yesterday, recalled that Odumakin was also spokesman to the then Gen Buhari in 2011, when he ran for President on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), now defunct. The President recalled…

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“Tinubu is not the leader of Yoruba people” Afenifere

Aminu Imam

The National Publicity Secretary of pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, yesterday said All Progressives Congress, (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, is not the focal leader of the Yoruba people. Picture caption: Yinka Odumakin Odumakin, whospoke during an interview programme, said the Afenifere has not endorsed Tinubu, the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, or any non-Yoruba aspirant for the 2023 presidency The Afenifere spokesman also claimed that the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, still wants to run for president in 2023, adding that the…

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Zoning: Afenifere, Ohanaeze, others attack Mamman Daura over 2023 Presidency

Ishaku Yohanna

Nnia Nwodo, the President-General of Igbo apex socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to statement attributed to Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buharis cousin, and a person considered to be the head of the presidential cabal. Mamman Daura   in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service was quoted to have said that the election of the president in 2023 should not be based on zoning but on competence. According to him, the zoning formula which had been adopted since 1999 in the election of the countrys leader, has failed. However,…

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