Polls: Yoruba leaders reject Jonathan’s endorsement
Yoruba leaders have rejected the purported endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for second term by some leaders of Afenifere, the Southwest’s socio-political organisation.
The leaders, who converged on the Parliament Building, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday to present the common aspirations of the Yoruba nation for the future, also condemned Monday’s violence perpetrated by Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) in Lagos.
A faction of the Afenifere, a forthnight ago, met in Akure, the Ondo State capital, to endorse Dr. Jonathan for a second term, saying he plans to restructure the country through his convocation of a national conference. Critics of this point of view insist that all Yoruba demands at the conference were turned down.
In a tacit rejection of the endorsement, Yoruba Assembly Convener Gen. Alani Akinrinade, a one-time Chief of Defence Staff, in his welcome address, enumerated the qualities of the leadership the Yoruba desired.
SOURCE: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/political-news/item/4083-polls-yoruba-leaders-reject-jonathan-s-endorsement
The leaders, who converged on the Parliament Building, Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, yesterday to present the common aspirations of the Yoruba nation for the future, also condemned Monday’s violence perpetrated by Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC) in Lagos.
A faction of the Afenifere, a forthnight ago, met in Akure, the Ondo State capital, to endorse Dr. Jonathan for a second term, saying he plans to restructure the country through his convocation of a national conference. Critics of this point of view insist that all Yoruba demands at the conference were turned down.
In a tacit rejection of the endorsement, Yoruba Assembly Convener Gen. Alani Akinrinade, a one-time Chief of Defence Staff, in his welcome address, enumerated the qualities of the leadership the Yoruba desired.
SOURCE: http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/political-news/item/4083-polls-yoruba-leaders-reject-jonathan-s-endorsement
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