By Rotimi Ojomoyela


Ado Ekiti-Ahead of the 2019 general election, the Leader of a Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Senator Ayo Fasanmi , has maintained that the President Muhammadu Buhari is still strong to recontest the presidential race.

This is coming on the heels of insinuations by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) that President Muhammadu Buhari, is too old to stand for re-election in 2019.
Fasanmi, former National Assembly member, also warned some Yoruba leaders , who were in the habit deriding and ridiculing the policies of President Buhari to desist, saying the Southwest has benefited from the APC-led government and that such tendencies were unexpected from the zone.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, Fasanmi said some young politicians, who were elected for higher positions of responsibilities have messed up and disappointed the people through
unbridled and insatiable doubt quests for money.

He described the widespread notion that Buhari is old and weak as mere emotion that has no relevance in the art of governance.

According to the Eldertatesman, “on the issue of his age as being canvassed by some groups, that president Buhari should not re-contest, many elderly people are leaders of their countries, such as United States. Though, Buhari has advanced in age, he is still capable and he agile to lead Nigeria.

“’Many younger people have led this country in the past, and yet what is the result?’ To be old as a Leader of government business should not be the issue, but whether such person is delivering the expected services.

“I therefore advised the Yoruba nation to seek for more relevance with the national government for more infrastructural intervention, ‘more so our sons and daughters are placed in critical positions in the Buhari administration”.

The former Federal Lawmaker commend former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and Otunba Niyi Adebayo, for their leadership roles in making the Yoruba nation more relevant and acceptable in the Buhari’s administration.

“Let me warn some so- called Yoruba groups, to desist from the attempt to draft the Yoruba race into unwelcome national opposition and negative narratives on national events by their destructive criticism of President Buhari.

“It has come to our notice that certain groups have appointed themselves as opposition spokesmen on behalf of the Yoruba nation as if they were elected to do so. This is not the right thing to do.

“How can a group decide never to see anything good in this government? How can a group decide to pit the Yorubas against a government that has its son as number two ?”, he queried.

Fasanmi added: “President Buhari should be eulogised for fulfilling his campaign promises with particular refers to critical sectors like; security, war against corruption and economy.

“He has even done much more particularly, in global politics. Nigeria is no more a pariah and a disdained nation where people think a President can be derogated by few to make him lose election”, he stated.


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A well written article.

I honestly don't see any organized agitation(s) against the Presidency or the APC by anybody, or group in the Yoruba land,so this is even news to me.

Except for the two loud mouths( Fayose/FFK) who have forgotten the road that leads to their fathers houses,there really was nobody else.

Fayose is jail bound,and FFK is a lost rabid junk dog that lacks any sense of direction.

The APC has been very fair to the WEST. But again, that is why there are political gains for voting in the right party. They voted the APC and the APC has rewarded them. End of matter.

The next President after Buhari will be a Yoruba man. The Yoruba's are the most educated in Nigeria,and are smart and very patient,waiting for their turn after Buhari.

It is the East we should be advising to copy from the Yoruba's, on how to always get it right, since they seem to have been getting it wrong since 1999.

The Yoruba's are always right,and know where to put in their votes to better themselves up.

Some people are never content. If the credit of success is not attributed to them their sense of jealousy cloud judgement. They forgot the years under Jonathan when we were nowhere in the top 10 ranking from President downward.

Now they want to waste our number two position and high visibility in cabinet because Osinbajo and these Ministers did not pass through their endorsement.

Yoruba ronu o!

"Old &weak mere emotions"?
then wat is d defination of LIFELESS?
ur regions benefits av blinded u from seenin d obvious

What is the obvious? Bring it to light.

When bank alert don't gbqgam


Check below jooe

Afenifere is political affliated which not suppose to be so...Ask that Old papa Olu Falae

Buhari don't need Nigeria and Nigeria don't need Buhari.

We cannot keep funding his health bill while thousands of Nigerian are dying due to poor or no health. IDPs everywhere.

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sir no mind them , they are only pained that they were kicked out of power that they bragged to rule for 50years , they are also pained because it's not business as usual again for them. well said sir n op nice write article .

CROWNWEALTH019:

The guy good before only say he allow politics spoil his name...

No be politics na egunje matters..

Only good about him ..is his loyalty to druggie..with brown teeth..

The old fool have been rejected.

I understand that this person is yoruba but if the only reason he wants buhari to continue despite the situation on ground is because his people are benefiting from him wouldn't go well with the rest of us, this person if he is among those shouting one nigeria up and down, he is a hypocrite

chairman00100:
I understand that this person is yoruba but if the only reason he wants buhari to continue despite the situation on ground is because his people are benefiting from him wouldn't go well with the rest of us, this person if he is among those shouting one nigeria up and down, he is a hypocrite

There is nothing hypcritical about ethnic promotion in Nigeria.

If you all want to do away with ethnicity then stop zoning the dayam presidential candidate and just select by merit.