2023: Peter Obi remains Afenifere’s candidate, Adebanjo insists

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been accused of bribing some members of Afenifere to cause division within the group, ahead of the 2023 general election.

Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, who made the allegation while speaking on Sunday, said he’s not ready to engage Tinubu, whom he accused of inducing a few members of Afenifere to curry favour in his preparation for the polls.

According to Peoples Gazette, Adebanjo insisted that Afenifere had already endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) for the next year’s election based on principle.

“Tinubu bribed some people with little money to put up a show that there’s a division in Afenifere. I won’t engage him and those he gave money to because we have already made our position clear that Peter Obi is our candidate. Peter Obi as president will serve our interest better than Tinubu,” Mr Adebanjo was quoted to have said on Sunday.

The latest reaction from Adebanjo is coming following Tinubu’s visit to Reuben Fasoranti, a foremost leader of Afenifere, at his hometown of Akure, Ondo capital, on Sunday.

Theeditorial.ng reported that Bola Tinubu was blessed by the Yoruba leader who dismissed Ayo Adebanjo’s endorsement of labour party’s candidate, Peter obi.