Obi congratulates Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo at 95

In a statement he personally signed, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has congratulated Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on the 95th anniversary of his birthday. Obi stated that at a time like this, when Nigeria was in dire need of statesmen, Pa Adebanjo occupied a pride of place in the […]

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Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo graces Obi’s rally in Ibadan

Leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday, graced the Labour Party’s presidential rally in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The party’s presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, were also present at the event. Chief Adebanjo, who addressed the crowd […]

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For 2023, Afenifere is for Peter Obi ―Ayo Adebanjo insists

National leader of the mainstream Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said on Sunday, that he was not supposed to be at the meeting in Akure, Ondo State, where some Yoruba people endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for 2023, insisting that his support for the candidate […]

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The condition for Afenifere to recommend candidates for 2023 elections ―Ayo Adebanjo

Leader of Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Tuesday, said his group won’t back any candidate for President in the 2023 general election until the current 1999 constitution is changed to reflect true federalism and regional autonomy. Adebanjo, in a conversation with Punch, also said there is no big deal in the declaration […]

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‘Fixing Nigeria before the fall’, Afenifere will mobilise Yoruba for restructuring before 2023 elections ―Press Conference by Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo (Full text)

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere led by Pa Ayo Adebanjo, yesterday, vowed to lead the Yoruba nation to demand restructuring of the country before the 2023 general elections can take place. Read the full text below: BEING THE TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT BY CHIEF AYO ADEBANJO,THE LEADER OF THE AFENIFERE AT WHEAT BAKER […]

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Attack on Sunday Igboho is attack on the Yoruba ―Pa Ayo Adebanjo

The leader of Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo has said that from all indications, the assault on Igboho’s home was sponsored by the government and described it as an attack on the Yoruba. According to Punch, the 93-year-old stated, “It is a government sponsored attack from all indications. It is unfortunate, particularly for the […]

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If there is no restructuring, there will be no Nigeria ―Ayo Adebanjo

For the umptee Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has said the ”failure” of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country is fuelling agitations of secession by groups within the country. Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, 93, alleged Buhari’s stubbornness to implement federalism will only make secession inevitable while also saying Buhari was hiding in the […]

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God will deliver Nigerians from Buhari, like Abacha –Ayo Adebanjo

An elder statesman and Pan-Yoruba social-political group, Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Friday, said Nigerians should pray for divine intervention to deliver the nation from the hands of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent on his birthday, Chief Adebanjo who clocked 92 on Friday, April 10, said it is only […]

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I have no objection to breaking up of Nigeria –Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere Chieftain

A disciple of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and chieftain of the Yoruba apex socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has noted that constitutional crisis in Nigeria and the imbalance in the polity are the main causes of agitation for a break-up by different groups in the country. The elder statesman maintained that it would be better […]

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Buhari ‘ll be Nigeria’s last president if… – Ayo Adebanjo

Chief Ayo Adebanjo is a chieftain of pan Yoruba group, Afenifere, and a former National Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the state of the nation, Afenifere crisis and the battle for 2023 presidency, among others What is your take on the on the 43-man ministerial […]

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Fani-Kayode challenges those who want to arrest Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, to go ahead

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned against arresting a leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo for not recognising President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the 2019 presidential election. The Afenifere chieftain had raised alarm over the threat of his arrest after saying he won’t recognise Buhari’s government until […]

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Let Buhari arrest me, I stand by my statement -Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere Chieftain

The 91-year-old elder statesman and leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has dared the Nigerian Government to arrest him over his statement that he would not recognise President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019 presidential election until proven by the courts. Adebanjo had, in an interview, described the 2019 […]

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Atiku, PDP chairman, Ayo Adebanjo, Bode George, others hold meeting with Obasanjo

Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, is in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Nigeria. Atiku, who was Obasanjo’s vice president between 1999 and 2007 has entered into a closed-door meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting is being held at the residence of the ex-president within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library […]

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