Leader of the apex pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has debunked a statement credited to him purportedly endorsing the candidacy of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election, IgbereTV reports
The elder statesman had on July 12, allegedly threw his weight behind the former Anambra State Governor and called on Nigerians to reject the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar respectively.
“In my opinion, only Peter Obi can rule the country independently without the influence of these criminals in the government. Tinubu will only give continuity to Buhari’s incompetence.
“We know Peter Obi very well, that’s why we endorsed him. He will not disappoint Nigerians, let’s put tribal differences apart and vote the right leader in,” Adebanjo was widely quoted as saying while featuring in an online radio programme, Yoruba Gbode.
