Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Afenifere leader Ayo Adebanjo tells Nigerians to vote for Obi against Tinubu

“We don’t have money to fight them, but we must do everything legitimately to free ourselves.”

• February 22, 2023
Ayo Adebanjo
Ayo Adebanjo

Afenifere leader Ayo Adebanjo has appealed to Nigerians to vote for Peter Obi, the Labour Party flag bearer, in Saturday’s presidential election against his kinsman Bola Tinubu of the APC.

Mr Adebanjo made the appeal when he hosted the leadership of the Atunluse Initiatives, a socio-cultural and political group, on Tuesday in Lagos.

“We don’t have money to fight them, but we must do everything legitimately to free ourselves. Because we agreed that we would be sharing the elective position between the North and the South, the South-West had their share under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. It went back to the North under Umaru Yar’Adua,” Mr Adebanjo explained.

The Afenifere leader added, “Goodluck Jonathan also did his own from South-South, and it went back to North. Now coming back to the South, it should be given to the South-East in the name of equity, justice and fairness.”

According to him, it is the turn of the South-East to produce the country’s next president.

Akinsola Akinbobola, chairman of the Atunluse Initiatives, thanked the nonagenarian for his efforts at uniting Nigeria.

Mr Akinbobola and few leaders of Atunluse later had a closed-door meeting with Mr Adebanjo and other Afenifere leaders.

The coordinator of the Atunluse Initiatives, Olaseni Shalom, said the organisation would choose a presidential candidate after meeting with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) delegation on Wednesday in Akure.

“We can only support a political party that shares the same ideology with our organisation for the advancement of good governance and better life with the majority of the citizens living in comfort,” Mr Olaseni said.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Gov Ododo

States

Tinubu advised me never to negotiate with criminals, Gov Ododo says

“I don’t play with criminals, and I don’t negotiate with them. I can tell you that, as far as Kogi State is concerned, we don’t have a department for ransom payment,” he said.

Pete Hegseth

Heading 1

U.S. has spent $37.5 billion on Iran war: Hegseth

“The estimate we have as of today is $37.5 billion,” Mr Hegseth said.

Toba Ajiboye

Lagos

Slain Lagos NURTW organising secretary buried amid tears

Mr Ajiboye died days after he was attacked by gunmen.

Migrants' boat

Africa

144 refugees, migrants dead, missing off Mauritania coast: UNHCR

“The refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing after attempting the perilous sea journey from West Africa towards Europe,” the agency said.

Daniel Ortega and Marco Rubio

World

U.S. govt condemns Ortega’s ban on elections in Nicaragua 

Mr Rubio urged the international community to rise against Mr Ortega’s dictatorship.

Oleksandr Syrskyi

World

Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s top general after firing defence minister

Mr Syrskyi’s dismissal came days after Mr Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, a decision that sparked protests across the country.