The Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisation of Nigeria, YAYON, has called for restructuring of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere.
This is as the youth wing of Afenifere passed a vote of no confidence on the Acting Leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, and advised him to “kindly step down as the Acting Leader of Afenifere in the interest of the organisation and the entire Yoruba race.”
The Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisation of Nigeria, YAYON, stated their demands on Tuesday during the South-West Youth Leaders world press conference held in Lagos after a joint session of Afenifere Youth National leaders in Yoruba land including Kogi and Kwara states.
Reading a communique on behalf of different Yoruba youth groups during the press conference, the National Youth Leader, Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisations of Nigeria, Comrade Eric Oluwole, condemned the suspension of two national officers of Afenifere by Chief Adebanjo without the approval of the leader of the group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti.
The Yoruba youths alleged that Chief Adebanjo had deviated from the values and philosophy of Afenifere and that was why they advised him to step down as the acting leader of the foremost Yoruba socio-cultural organisation.
They, therefore, implored all well-meaning leaders and members of Afenifere to queue behind the leadership of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, who is still alive, adding that his pronouncement on any issue remained final on behalf of Afenifere in general.
Also speaking, the National Representative of Yoruba Youths Council, Jamiu Fadairo, said there could not be two kings in a palace, noting that Pa Fasoranti remained the leader of Afenifere and not Pa Adebanjo.
He said the Yoruba Afenifere Youth Organisation of Nigeria had passed a vote of no confidence on Pa Adebanjo and therefore urged him to leave the scene and stop confusing the group.
Fadairo also urged Yoruba people to support the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on “the well-deserved and hard-earned victory through a credible presidential election.”
The communique read during the press conference was signed by Secretary of Yoruba Afenifere Youths Organisation of Nigeria, Adewale Adeyemo; Chairman, of Yoruba Youths Alliance, Lekan Wilki; Yinka Adedugbe representing the Congress of Yoruba Youths; Rafiu Jimoh of Yoruba Youth Movement and Abiodun Rosanwo, the Leader of Yoruba Youth Community Policing, among others.
