Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has appealed to Nigerians to vote the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, at Saturday’s presidential election.
Adebanjo made the appeal when he hosted the leadership of the Atunluse Initiatives, a socio-cultural and political group, on Tuesday in Lagos
The Afenifere leader said that Nigeria is at a difficult period, and needs someone like Obi to rescue it from the current situation.
He said it is the responsibility of every Nigerian to fight for the country’s freedom.
“We don’t have money to fight them, but we must do everything legitimately to free ourselves.
“Because we agreed that we will be sharing the elective position between the North and the South, South-West had their share under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, it went back to the North under Umaru Yar’Adua.
“Goodluck Jonathan also did his own from South South and it went back to North, now coming back to South, it should be given to the South-East in the name of equity, justice and fairness,” he said.
According to him, it is the turn of the South-East to produce the next president of Nigeria.
Also speaking, Chairman of the Atunluse Initiatives, Mr. Akinsola Akinbobola, thanked the nonagenarian for his efforts at uniting Nigeria.
Akinbobola and few leaders of Atunluse later had a closed door meeting with Pa Adebanjo and other Afenifere leaders.
The Coordinator of the Atunluse Initiatives, Mr. Olaseni Shalom, said the organisation would make their choice of presidential candidate known after its meeting with the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) delegation on Wednesday in Akure.
Olaseni reiterated that Atunluse would remain resolute with the masses and for the advancement of good governance and better life for Nigerians.
“We can only support a political party that shared same ideology with our organisation for the advancement of good governance and better life with majority of the citizens living in comfort,” he said.
Spokesperson of the organisation, Mr. Samson Adesina, promised that Atunluse, after its consultations, would make pronouncement to Nigerians regarding which presidential candidate to vote at the February 25 election.
– NAN