The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday expressed happiness over the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, IgbereTV reports
IgbereTV Nigeria had reported that Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to brush aside the challenges of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who garnered 316 and 235 votes respectively in Wednesday’s election.
In a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, the Afenifere noted that the ex-Lagos State governor’s victory in the APC primary aligned with its demand for political parties to field Southern candidates in the 2023 presidential election.
The group also renewed its call for restructuring, and establishment of a state police in the country.
The statement read: “The choice of a Southerner as presidential candidate by one of the leading political parties in the country is delightful.
“It is a known fact that the Southern and Middle Belt Leadership Forum, of which Afenifere is a key member, has been in the forefront of those advocating that power must shift to the southern part of Nigeria come 2023
