Pa Fasoranti Prayed For Tinubu, But Afenifere Endorsed Peter Obi – Secretary-General

Secretary-General of Afenifere, Sola Ebiseni has dismissed reports of discord within the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation over its position on the 2023 presidential election, saying that the fact that its former leader, Pa Fasoranti prayed for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu did not erode the endorsement of Peter Obi by the group.

He affirmed in an interview on Arise TV that the group was moved by conviction to endorse Peter Obi for the purpose of inclusivity and other factors.

Explaining that the meeting in Pa Fasoranti’s residence was not an Afenifere meeting he said:

“The notice of that meeting was issued in the name of a WhatsApp group, Conscience of Yoruba Nation. Those who expressed political inclination at any time were gathered in the WhatsApp group and my brother, Kola Omololu, said he was the Director General. He issued a meeting and told people that we are going to hold a meeting in respect of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidency, and Pa Fasoranti has agreed to preside over the meeting. The duration of that meeting was 11am to 1pm, two hours.

“My brother, I told you here that there was one that was debated from July 29, 2021, to September 27, 2022; 14 months of debate compared to two hours of jamboree. Is that an endorsement? Baba has the power to bless anyone. I give you an example. In 2019, Afenifere endorsed Atiku Abubakar. Several others still came and Baba prayed for them.

Explaining why the fact that the former Afenifere leader prayed for Tinubu would not erode the endorsement given Peter Obi, he said:

“Fasoranti, in his handover speech, said one of the tasks confronting us is to stop a section of the country from dominating Nigeria. Look at the domination from Shehu Shagari, Yar’adua to Buhari. Can’t you see a section of the country? And if you come to the south, you see it from Shonekan, Obasanjo, and professor Osinbajo down the line, and you now say Yoruba lo kan? How do you run a country like that?

“Let me tell you what will happen in 2023. If the presidential candidate of the PDP wins, you will have created an impression in this country that, notwithstanding your feelings, a person of northern extraction can be president of Nigeria no matter what anybody says.

“If the presidential candidate of the APC wins, you will now have a trajectory of rotation between the Yoruba and the Fulani. Peter Obi’s candidacy is a revolution to change Nigeria. It is part of the restructuring that Nigeria will be restructured in such a way that every ethnic nationality will have a sense of belonging.”

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