Keyamo Reveals Reason For Conflict In Afenifere, Says Tinubu’s Visit To Fasoranti Has Nothing To Do With It

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to those pointing accusing fingers at the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu for being the cause of the conflict between the leaders of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, and Cheif Ayo Adebanjo.

The APC said it will be unfair for anybody to link Tinubu’s campaign visit to Fasoranti Akure’s home two weeks ago as the reason for the crisis currently rocking the leadership of the Pan-Yoruba group.

Naija News gathered that the party’s presidential campaign council spokesperson, Festus Keyamo told the Punch that the conflict rocking the Afenifere was the fault of Adebanjo.

Keyamo queried that Adebanjo should be asked who and who did he speak with or consult within the group before endorsing the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

He advanced that the rush in endorsing Obi without any consultation was because of the hatred he has for his principal, adding that one person can’t take such a big decision without talking to anyone in the organization.

He said the mere reason that Adebanjo is the deputy leader of the group, doesn’t make him a dictator.

Recall that the APC flagbearer had gone to visit the leader of the Yoruba group, Pa Fasoranti in his Akure home, in the Ondo state capital two weeks ago, where he was endorsed.

After Tinubu’s endorsement which was later described by some as a mere blessing from Fasoranti, both leaders of the group have since engaged in a war of words attacking each other.

Adebanjo, the current leader of the group was angered by Fasoranti’s endorsement of Tinubu because he had earlier declared the group’s support for Obi.

However, Keyamo in defence of his principal said his visit has nothing to do with the disagreement in the group and that all the reports going around news platforms are not true.

“The real reason for Afenifere’s wrangling is Pa Adebanjo who rushed to endorse a candidate without proper consultation in the organisation to which he belongs.

“The fact that you are made deputy leader does not make you a dictator. I had listened to him in one of his interviews saying ‘That’s not how we do it. How do they do it? That one person sits and takes a profound decision like that without talking to anyone or your fellow elders within the same organisation?

“Pa Adebanjo should tell the entire Nigeria who and who he spoke with within Afenifere that gave him the go-ahead to endorse Obi. It is down to just bias and sheer hatred for Asiwaju. That’s all. That was exactly what pushed him to make mistake,” the APC campaign spokesperson submitted.