Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, has commended the recent move made by some Yoruba elders to reconcile a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, by paying a visit to the former.
It was reported that some Yoruba elders, including retired Justice Isola Olorunmibe and the leader of the Governance Advisory Council in Lagos State, Tajudeen Olusi, paid a visit to George in Lagos.
The PDP chieftain said the delegation came to apologise to him over past issues and sought his support for the President-elect.
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To this end, the Organising Secretary of the Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, who spoke with our correspondent in Akure, said Afenifere was delighted about the development.
Omololu said the visit to George was commendable and reasonable as it showed the promotion of unity among Yorubas sons and daughters.
According to him, a united Yoruba land, inrespective of political persuations will have a tremedious effect “in achieving the desire goal of a true federation, devolution of power, state police and fiscal federalism.”
He said, “We in Afenifere are very delighted about the visit of the elders in the land to one of the elders in the Yoruba land (Chief George, the Atona of the Source). The elders saw it as an aberration for two prominent Yoruba sons to be havinga misunderstanding while the elders in the land are folding their arms, watching and doing nothing.
“So, we want to commend the efforts of these Yoruba leaders and elders who deemed it fit to pay Chief George a visit on this matter and we certainly hope that the laudable visit would be fruitful and beneficial to the entire Yoruba land.”
(Punch)
