Afenifere: Moves to reconcile Adebanjo, Fasoranti
Makinde says Afenifere wants to reconcile leaders
Leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, meet to take moves to reconcile the National Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, and his predecessor, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
Speaking with newsmen after the the closed-door engagement, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, said the meeting centred around reconciling the two Afenifere leaders.
The group appeal to the two warring leaders to sheath their swords, that politics had come and gone and the unity of the Yoruba race should be paramount to every concerned leader of the organization.
In the just concluded presidential election, both Afenifere leaders supported different candidates.while Pa Adebanjo threw his weight behind Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, Fasoranti supported President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Speaking further on the proposed peace parley, Governor Makinde saidthe group is aware of the issues between our two leaders, and leaders of Afenifere, Baba Ayo Adebanjo and Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
He added that the frontline leaders of Afenifere, thought it fit to come together and start the process of seeking unity in Yorubaland starting with the two leaders to make sure that they come together and we know that once they come together we will also have the desired unity in Yorubaland.
He emphasized that once followers of the two leaders see the two Babas come together, there won’t be need to appeal to the people because, people would have seen that the two leaders are now back together.
