Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, says
President Bola Tinubu should be allowed to complete an eight-year, two-term
tenure.
Afenifere said some persons are stirring tribal sentiments
by describing the Tinubu administration as a “Yoruba government” to deny him a
second term.
In a statement issued on Friday, Abagun Kole Omololu,
national organising secretary of Afenifere, said Tinubu assumed power as a
result of the democratic choice of Nigerians.
Omololu said no “tribal coalition” was formed against former
President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that he was allowed to rule for eight years.
“Let it be said, plainly and without ambiguity, that
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government is not a Yoruba government. It is a
Nigerian government,” the statement reads.
“He did not ascend to the presidency by tribal inheritance
but by democratic choice — the result of votes cast in faith by Nigerians of
every tongue, creed, and religion.
“To label this administration as ‘Yoruba” and weaponize that
label as grounds for sabotage is not only dishonest but a vile act of tribal
opportunism and sedition. We reject it utterly.
“We remind the nation: When President Muhammadu Buhari held
office for eight years, no one branded his leadership as a Fulani government.
“No tribal coalition was formed to deny him a second term on
the grounds of ethnicity. He was allowed to serve out his mandate in full — and
rightly so.
“The same principle of equity and continuity must apply now.
Let no one demand justice only when it suits them but deny it when it is owed
to others.
“President Tinubu shall serve his full term of eight years,
by the will of the good people of this country and under the watch of the
Constitution. To suggest otherwise is to play Russian roulette with our
national destiny.”
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