{"id":153125,"date":"2025-02-27T09:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T08:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ayo-adebanjo-no-vacuum-in-our-leadership-afenifere-disowns-oba-oladipo-as-new-leader"},"modified":"2025-02-27T23:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T22:17:38","slug":"ayo-adebanjo-no-vacuum-in-our-leadership-afenifere-disowns-oba-oladipo-as-new-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ayo-adebanjo-no-vacuum-in-our-leadership-afenifere-disowns-oba-oladipo-as-new-leader","title":{"rendered":"Ayo Adebanjo: No vacuum in our leadership \u2013 Afenifere disowns Oba Oladipo as new leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization has distanced itself from the purported appointment of Oba Oladipo Olaitan as leader of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Reports earlier emerged that Oba Olaitan was appointed as the new leader of Afenifere following the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo.<\/p>\n<p>The purported appointment was contained in a communique issued by the group after its monthly general meeting that was recently held at the lsanya Ogbo, in Ogun state, the country Pa Ayo Adebanjo.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the meeting was attended by several delegates from the six South West states and some North Central States, including Kogi and Kwara.<\/p>\n<p>However, when contacted by DAILY POST, Afenifere\u2019s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi declared that there \u201cis no vacuum in the leadership of Afenifere\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the only National leader recognized by the Yoruba nation is Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who is \u201cnot only hale and hearty, but adroitly providing the requisite leadership to the glory of God\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a situation where there is no vacuum, how do you talk of filling a vacancy that does not exist?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA king is not appointed when the incumbent is still very much on the stool\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ajayi further stated that Afenifere has a procedure for appointing its leader, stressing that the \u201cmanner in which the one announced on Tuesday was done \u2018is alien to Afenifere tradition\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere spokesman added that the organization is still mourning the demise of one of its highly respected leaders, Chief Ayo Adebanjo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization has distanced itself from the purported appointment of Oba Oladipo Olaitan as leader of the organization. Reports earlier emerged that Oba Olaitan was appointed as the new leader of Afenifere following the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo. 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