Some youths, under the auspices of Afenifere Yoruba Youth Organisation of Nigeria, staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, against the leadership of the acting leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo.
The protesters, who stormed the residence of the National Leader of the group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, in Akure, said they had passed a vote of no confidence in Adebanjo’s leadership.
They carried placards with various inscriptions, such as ‘Pa Fasoranti, pls revoke the mandate you gave Pa Adebanjo now;’ ‘Our vote of no confidence stands;’ ‘Afenifere must be restructured now;’ ‘Pa Fasoranti, please rescue Afenifere;’ ‘Ayo Adebanjo must go;’ ‘Pa Ayo Adebanjo: time to step aside from Afenifere.’
Speaking, the leader of the protesters, Eric Oluwole, said the group considered Fasoranti as the authentic national leader of the Afenifere and called on Adebanjo to immediately step down on his capacity as the acting leader.