{"id":161156,"date":"2025-05-02T20:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afenifere-warns-against-plot-to-scuttle-tinubus-second-term-ambition"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:34:35","slug":"afenifere-warns-against-plot-to-scuttle-tinubus-second-term-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/afenifere-warns-against-plot-to-scuttle-tinubus-second-term-ambition","title":{"rendered":"Afenifere warns against plot to scuttle Tinubu\u2019s second term ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has kicked against what it called a clandestine plot to sabotage the administration of President Bola Tinubu by describing it as a Yoruba government.<\/p>\n<p>The group, however, stated that the administration of President Tinubu is a Nigerian government.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement by the group\u2019s Organising Secretary, Abagun Kole Omololu, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is no light accusation. It is a revelation that demands reflection from patriots and repudiation from all who still hold Nigeria dear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet it be said, plainly and without ambiguity, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s government is not a Yoruba government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a Nigerian government. He did not ascend to the presidency by tribal inheritance but by democratic choice \u2014 the result of votes cast in faith by Nigerians of every tongue, creed, and religion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo label this administration as \u201cYoruba\u201d and weaponise that label as grounds for sabotage is not only dishonest, but a vile act of tribal opportunism and sedition. We reject it utterly,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Afenifere, President Tinubu shall serve his full term of eight years, by the will of the good people of Nigeria and under the watch of the Constitution, adding that to suggest otherwise is to play Russian roulette with the country\u2019s national destiny.<\/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. The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has kicked against what it called a clandestine plot to sabotage the administration of President Bola Tinubu by describing it as a Yoruba government. The group, however, stated that the administration of President Tinubu is a Nigerian government. 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