A faction of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural organization led by Senator Ayo Fasanmi says it will endorse the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 29th January, ahead of the 2019 general elections.
The group made the decision known on Thursday in a statement issued by Chief Akin Fasae shortly after its meeting held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He explained that the group took the decision after reviewing the performances of the current Administration.
According to him
“We decided to host the whole Yoruba land in Ibadan on January 29 next year. It is to proclaim support of the Yoruba land for President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. And also to tell the whole world that the Afenifere that Baba Awolowo created before he left is still intact.
“The Afenifere is a progressive movement and any Afenifere who is not a progressive is not Afenifere. The Afenifere that Baba Awolowo created is still intact and we are going to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo in the presidential election come February 2019.
“The economy is a collective issue, the unemployment that we have is getting better. Look at the school feeding program, look at his many millions of naira they are spending, look at the number of school children they are feeding. Look, children are being fed, 27 states are benefiting. And many other things that are happening and unemployment has reduced. Buhari has done his best and his best is yet to come. That is why we are telling people to vote for him particularly in the Yoruba land.”
Other leaders who attended the meeting include Chief Ayo Fasanmi, former governor of Oyo state, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, Senator Biyi Durojaye and Chairman of Ekiti State chapter of the group, Chief Akin Fasae.
