The leader of Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, a Yoruba socio-political group, has backed the presidential bid of the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.
Adebanjo said he would endorse the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for the land’s highest office.
He confirmed his position on Tuesday in a telephone chat with Channels Television’s political editor, Seun Okinbaloye.
The elder statesman explained that the decision to back the Labour Party was in line with his belief that the South-East should produce the nation’s next president.
According to him, the decision to endorse the Labour Party is also the position of Afenifere as a group.
The Afenifere, a pan Yoruba socio-political organisation led by Adebanjo, is one of the groups that make up the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF).
Other groups in the forum are the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, and Middle Belt Forum.
SMBLF has consistently insisted that a Nigerian of southern extraction becomes the next president when incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari completes his second term in office in May 2023.
It had also appealed to various political parties in the country, including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ensure their elect southern presidential candidates during their respective primaries.
