Don’t Let Northerners Divide You - Adebanjo Tells Jonathan, Tinubu And Fayemi Over 2023

 

Elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Saturday warned Southern politicians, especially those in the South-West not to allow Northerners cause division among them on the issue of who becomes President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023.

Speaking with SATURDAY INDEPENDENT, Adebanjo who accused the Northerners of using ‘divide-and-rule approaches’, stated while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been clamouring that the presidency must be zoned to the South in 2013, it's been dangling its presidential ticket amongst distinguished politicians inside the vicinity so as to reason confusion amongst them.

He referred to former Lagos nation governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former president Goodluck Jonathan, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation as some of the politicians the northerners are looking to pit in opposition to one another with a purpose to cause department within the location.

He stated: “The North is not honest approximately the presidency coming to the South in 2023. They are pronouncing ‘permit the presidency come to the South’. And a number of their human beings are saying Tinubu is the proper choice. While they're doing that, they're additionally putting in Fayemi. Their strategies are divide and rule.

“They are not handiest dividing the South-West, they're inflicting division within the complete South. Now, they're dangling the presidency earlier than former President Goodluck Jonathan. Tomorrow, they may say it's miles Amaechi or Umahi".

“The method is that whilst the South is quarrelling among ourselves, they're going to usher in a northern presidential candidate. We have handled their forefathers and we recognize the mischief.”

Speaking similarly, Adebanjo additionally faulted the motion of President Buhari who invited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi to Aso Villa at the disaster in Ibarapa, Oyo state whilst ignoring the Alaafin of Oyo, the paramount ruler of Oyo country in which the disaster took place.

“Look at what befell in Ibarapa in Oyo country in which we've a paramount ruler, Alaafin of Oyo. But President Buhari despatched for Ooni of Ife who's in Osun state".

“Is Oyo in Osun? He didn’t send for Alaafin due to the fact that one had already written him a letter that need to his government fail to arrest the brazen criminal activity and impunity by killer herdsmen, the Yoruba humans may additionally motel to self-assist.

“So, he intentionally invited Ooni of Ife to spite Alaafin and reason disaffection between the two rulers. That is why I had been talking to Yorubas no longer to permit themselves to be divided.”