In the wake of the leadership tussle in the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, a faction of the platform that recently emerged has thrown its weight behind Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Giving its endorsement of Kwankwaso on Sunday, November 20, the group known as New Afenifere said it made the decision because of the track record of the New Nigerian Peoples’ presidential candidate, Daily Trust reports.
The coordinator of New Afenifere, Comrade Ajibade Adeyeye, in a statement on Sunday, noted that the group has taken its future into its hands in preparation for the 2023 elections.
Adeyeye said the group has called on elders on the umbrella platform not to choose its leader for members of the new group because they are old enough to make that decision themselves.
He stated:
“The new Afenifere hereby states that we are concerned socio-political umbrella known as the new Afenifere and I dare say we have decided to take our future into our hands to prepare for the upcoming 2023 election.
“We have called on our elder statesmen not to impose on us anymore but to allow us to choose our preferred presidential candidate because we believe we are old enough to decide for ourselves and our future.
“So, on behalf of the New Afenifere, we have decided to forge ahead and endorse the candidature of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, together with his running mate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa to see toward a new Nigeria.”
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