Pa Adebanjo Sacked As Afenifere Leader, Alongside Deputy

The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has taken far-reaching decisions on its way forward sacking Pa Ayo Adebanjo who has been synonymous with the group for a long time now.

Adebanjo was until the latest development the group’s Acting Leader and relieved with him, .

 Deputy Leader of the group, Oba Oladipo Olaitan.

The removal of the two elders was a major outcome of Afenifere’s monthly meeting which held at the Akure, Ondo State country home of its national leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

Reason cited by the group for these changes was to stop polarization in the pan Yoruba socio-political group.

These much were contained in a ommunique read to newsmen, by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi.

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Apparently, the meeting’s major agenda was to change the dual positions of Acting Leader and Deputy Leader and provided opportunity for Afenifere to react to some other burning regional and national issue.

These included the vexed issue of restricting of the country, the need to rework the security architecture and also the death of former Ondo State governor, Rotimim Akeredolu.

The motion for the change in leadership was moved by Professor Samuel Ibikunle from Ogun State and seconded by Dr Niyi lkuomelo from Ondo state.

According to the professor, there was need to dissolve the previous positions held by the two elders for into an Afenifere Elders Caucus to be constituted by the leader.”

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“A motion on the need to abrogate the dual positions of Acting Leader and Deputy Leader was moved by Dr. S. J. Ibikunle from Ogun State. It was seconded by members from Ekiti, Kwara, Oyo and Ondo States”, said a communique issued at the end of the meeting which added that:

“When the matter was thrown to the general house, the motion was unanimously carried.

“Flowing from this, the Leader then declared as follows: that “In the light of recent events and the pressing need to reposition and rejuvenate Afenifere, it has been decided as follows:

“The position of Acting Leader and Deputy Leader has now been abrogated, the responsibilities and authority of advising the Leader Afenifere and Asiwaju Yoruba are now vested in the Afenifere Elders Caucus which is hereby constituted.

 “There is an urgent need to rework the security architecture of the country to ensure that Nigerians are able to live and move about without the fear of being kidnapped or harassed in any way.

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“Such reworking should include giving states and local government councils that so desire to establish own police services with all the requisite powers to function as such.

“Doing so would check, if not totally stop, the incidences of kidnapping and sundry banditry now ravaging the land.

“The unfortunate blast in Ibadan clearly underscores the need to allow the federating units in the country to control mineral resources in their respective areas with particular reference to mining and exploration.

“The reasoning behind this was that had it been that states were in control of mining for instance, Oyo State government was likely to know how explosives were being moved around.

” Such would have made last week’s horrendous blast that claimed many lives, traumatized hundreds of people and destroyed properties running into Billions of Naira would have been prevented.

“To facilitate the issues in 1 and 2 above, Afenifere again reiterated that the time for Restructuring the country is NOW.

” It therefore urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set the machinery in motion for the purpose.

“The organization took note of the fact that the President, a known democrat and federalist would not hesitate to do things that will quicken the country’s quest for true federalism in which people would have self-determination within the context of one nation that is genuinely democratic and federal.

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“The meeting took note of the report that Miyetti Allah Hore set up a 1,144-strong Nomad Vigilante militia in Nassarawa ostensibly to provide security for Fulani herders.

“Afenifere was of the opinion that Miyetti Allah, being a non-state actor, should not have power to do a thing like that.

” It therefore considered the action of the Department of State Security (DSS) to checkmate Miyetti Allah on the issue as timely and in order.

“The meeting expressed the hope that President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda would be giving the necessary push so that life can be easier for the people of Nigeria.

“Among the means of achieving this are taking steps that would strengthen the value of our currency, the Naira, reduce costs of energy (fuel in particular) through local production of petroleum products as well as regular supply of electricity.