Why we insist on president of South East extraction – Afenifere
HOME NEWS 2023 ELECTIONS POLITICS METRO BUSINESS SPORTS EDITORIAL COLUMNS ALLURE E-EDITIONS NEWS February 16, 2023 Why we insist on president of South East extraction – Afenifere By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, on Thursday described its insistence that power returns to the South and specifically to the South East, as a clarion call for equity, inclusiveness and respect for the abiding covenant of the national engagement. The group, said its position on the 2023 presidential election, was informed by the fact that other parts of the Southern Nigeria, had taken their shots, at the presidency. The position of Afenifere, was re-emphasised by the former Secretary General of the group, Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee on the 2014 National Conference, Senator Femi Okunrounmu, in a statement entitled “The Imperative of Nigerian President from South East Extraction” He said “the government of Goodluck Jonathan c