EXCLUSIVE: Afenifere Maintains Stance On 2023 Presidential Election, Denies Endorsing Tinubu Or Any Aspirant.

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Apex socio-political Yoruba group, Afenifere, has denied supporting the presidential bid of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, or any aspirant for the 2023 presidential election.

This is coming on the heels of a viral statement credited to the leader of South West Agenda, Prince Dayo Adeyeye purporting that his group secured the support of Afenifere for its candidate during a visit to Pa Reuben Fasoranti, former Afenifere leader, on Tuesday.

Afenifere, in a statement issued by its Director of Communications, Sola Lawal, titled, ‘Afenifere denies endorsing presidential aspirant’, on Wednesday, denied endorsing any candidate for 2023 Presidential election.

It should be recalled that Afenifere has declared that the 2023 National election will not be allowed to hold in the Southwest region unless the 1999 Constitution is redressed.

Going further, Lawal stated that the group is still mourning the demise of its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, in whose honour the group suspended all engagements.

Lawal also pointed out that 96-year-old Pa Fasoranti had taken a “deserved rest when he formally handed over to Chief Ayo Adebanjo three weeks ago after leading the group for 12 years and so the former couldn’t have spoken for Afenifere during the SWAGA visit to his Akure home.”

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The group further said it has “temporarily halted all activities in honour of Odumakin who is still lying in the morgue, cold and lonely”.

“The Adeyeye foray into Afenifere space at this period of huge loss and intense mourning is disrespectful , insensitive and unwarranted,” Lawal added.

“Being a former Afenifere top notch and, infact , Odumakin’s immediate predecessor in office as spokesperson for Afenifere, Adeyeye should cease all activities and join us in mourning at this trying times.”

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