Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of Afenifere, a pan Yoruba socio-political group, has said Northerners would not cast their votes for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.
Adebanjo also called the presidential candidate to withdraw his presidential ambition and pitch his political tent with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.
He made this revelation alongside another respected member of the organization, Senator Femi Okunronmu, at the presidential campaign rally of the Labour Party which took place in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.
The Informant247 earlier reported that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has landed in Ogun State for his presidential campaign rally.
He described Tinubu as a failure, and that the North he thought would support him would disappoint him.
The Afenifere leader likened the LP to the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) which has come up to rescue Nigerians from the maladministration of the ruling APC.
Adebanjo said, “All those that know Tinubu should tell him. I have always told and I will tell him again, the Northers will not vote for him.
“He (Tinubu) should come back home now and support Obi because when they finally defeat him, he won’t have the courage to come back home again, if he comes back now, we will forgive him and take him back.
“I have told you before and I want to say it again, Labour Party is now NADECO, those of us supporting Obi are the ones that want good governance, we want Nigeria to be better, we want to liberate ourselves from the captive of the ruling class.”
While speaking at the Alake palace, Obi said:, “For me, I have served the people of Anambra State and was rated as number 1 in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the records are there. Even in the areas of education and taking people out of poverty without borrowing a Kobo from anybody and I paid all the pensions being owed before I assumed office.
“So, let presidential candidates come out and show Nigerians what they have done in the past before aspiring to govern the country.
“We are determined for a new Nigeria; we want people who are confident, who are qualified for the job. This year’s elections is very essential, we can no longer be comfortable with incompetence. We want people who will show commitments; this job requires physical and mental energies. So, w want people who are ready for the job. Myself and Datti want to change Nigeria.”
