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Fasoranti Is Confirmed New Afenifere Leader by DeepZone: 9:24pm On Nov 21, 2008
Fasoranti is confirmed new Afenifere leader
From Charles Coffie Gyamfi,
(Abeokuta) and Cliford Ndujihe (Lagos)

THE crisis that has rocked Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group may have been formally cast in the prevailing cleavage yesterday, as one of the factional leaders, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, was named the authentic leader of the group. He is to succeed late Senator Abraham Adesanya, who passed on early this year, though opposing factions distanced themselves from the event.





The protracted illness of the late Adesanya led to a split of the group into two factions. Fasoranti was named acting leader by Adesanya, but after Adesanya became unable to sit over the affairs of the group, it broke into two, with one of the factions naming Chief Ayo Fasanmi as the deputy leader.

Since then, the two groups have been in conflict.

At yesterday's meeting held at the Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State home of the late Adesanya, Fasoranti was endorsed as his successor. Fasanmi's group boycotted the meeting. Among prominent Afenifere members at the meeting however, were Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Olu Falae, Chief Supo Sonibare, Alhaji Adegbenga Kaka and Senator Femi Okurounmu. The motion for endorsement of Fasoranti was moved by Baba Omojola and seconded by Senator Lere Adebayo.

Briefing the press after the meeting, Okurounmu stated that their action had become inevitable because all efforts to reconcile the two factions had hit the rocks.

His words: "We are all aware of Justice Kayode Esho's committee of 16 distinguished Yoruba leaders who tried their best to bring about peace among the two factions. The committee called eight meetings, but the Fasanmi group failed to turn up."

He said since they could not continue to waste any more time, they had to endorsed a leader that would direct the affairs of Afenifere.

He assured that his group would continue to work on re-conciliation "now that we have a substantive leader."

Fasaronti, in his acceptance speech, said: "Though I have been acting as the leader for the past four years, it has been with a lot of work, a lot of fears and a lot of anxiety.

"I have dealt with difficult people and people who vowed to work with us but at the end of the day turned their back on us."

According to him, whatever had happened would not discourage them because "Chief Obafemi Awolowo experienced worse situations than that, as his closet friend betrayed him."

Fasoranti decried Nigeria's education policy, saying "they have bastardised the foundation laid by Awolowo. I am anxiously looking forward to the day when the lost glory in the education sector would be restored.

"People in government think they have money to spend. They are destroying the whole system, not only education, but our tradition, our morals and our being together."

Adesanya, before his death had asked Fasoranti to function as acting leader at a meeting held at his Apapa, Lagos residence after he fell ill and was about going overseas for medication. He did not recover from the illness and Fasoranti continued to function as acting leader till date.

Before yesterday's meeting, The Guardian learnt that some members of Afenifere were pushing for a younger person to lead the group, instead of Fasoranti, a move that the caucus leaders have checkmated.

Speaking on the development, Lagos State Chairman of Afenifere, Chief Supo Shonibare said that Fasoranti was being elevated as leader.

Asked why the general assembly was scheduled to hold at Ijebu-Igbo instead of Akure where Fasoranti hails from in accordance with Afenifere tradition of holding meetings at the home of its leaders, Shonibare said: "We have to hold the last meeting at the home of the last leader before going to the home of the new leader."

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/21/12.html

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