Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reiterated its resolve to
\nsupport the candidacy of former vice president and frontline presidential
\naspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019.<\/p>\n
The group made its position known on Sunday when it hosted Atiku in Lagos.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the event, a leader of the group and prodemocracy veteran,
\nChief Ayo Adebanjo, stated that the group has taken time to think through
\nall the aspirants and looking at the dossier of Atiku, there is a general
\nconsensus that his desire for restructuring is genuine.<\/p>\n
“You (Atiku) have been writing about restructuring over a decade ago. You
\ngave me your commitment to restructure Nigeria within six months in one of
\nour meetings several years ago.<\/p>\n
“When people talk about good governance and promise good road,
\nagricultural development and all that, we just laugh. There must be a
\ncountry first before any development. Nigeria can not have peace and
\nstability without restructuring.<\/p>\n
“We know that there is no greater champion of restructuring from the North
\nthan Atiku.<\/p>\n
In his remark, Atiku Abubakar stated that his commitment to restructuring
\nis absolute and this position has once gotten him a query when he was vice
\npresident.<\/p>\n
“In all my political career, I have not seen Nigeria in a state of danger
\nthat may affect its existence as a country as at today. This is because –
\njust like a house- if you get a faulty foundation that building is not
\nlikely to last. This is where we find ourselves.<\/p>\n
“As a vice president, I came to Lagos then to discuss why we should
\nrestructure this country so that we can survive and provide leadership for
\nWest Africa, Africa and the rest of the world. That lecture earned me a
\nquery from my boss then. I can assure you that I will restructure Nigeria
\nwithin six months of my administration,” he said.<\/p>\n
Present at the gathering includes former Senator Femi Okunronmu, Professor
\nAkitoye, former Minister Adeseye Ogunlewe amongst others.<\/p>\n
Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has reiterated its resolve to support the candidacy of former vice president and frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019. The group made its position known…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"\n