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, who spoke 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 group has not given support to anyone.
Recall that Bakare had once compared Tinubu to Jephtah in the Bible, saying he fought many battles for the Yoruba and “delivered Lagos State and nearly all the South-West States from the onslaught of the PDP from 1999 to 2007”.
Odumakin further said those who have the cathedral right to express views on the pulpit should be careful of what they say, stating that: “You will not earn our support because you are a Yoruba man but we will examine what you stand for. Where each candidate stands on the issue of restructuring and federalism will determine who gets our support”.
“Afenifere is not afraid to state our support for any candidate and any party”, he further stated.
